trolley Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    tram; tramcar; trolley car; streetcar.

WordNet

Trol"ley, Trol"ly noun (Also<
  • Trolley
  • Trolly
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Definitions
  1. A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like. Eng.
  2. A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal. Eng.
  3. (Mach.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
  4. (Electric Railway) A truck which travels along the fixed conductors, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.
  5. An elongated structure along a roadway containing conducting wire suspended from insulated supports at some height above the street, to provide electrical power for a trolley car.
  6. A trolley car.

Webster 1913