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• trolley bus — ☆ trolley bus n. an electric bus that is powered from overhead wires by means of trolleys; trackless trolley …   English World dictionary

• trolley bus — trolley ,bus noun count a bus that operates using electric power from wires attached above the road …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Trolley pole — For the weapon, see Trolley pole (weapon). . [cite web| url=http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil and Environmental Engineering/1 012Spring2002/Readings/detail/green line project.htm| title=Boston Transit Milestones| author=Dr. Romin Koebel| work=MIT… …   Wikipedia

• trolley coach — noun a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires • Syn: ↑trolleybus, ↑trackless trolley • Hypernyms: ↑bus, ↑autobus, ↑coach, ↑charabanc, ↑double decker, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• trolley — noun (C) 1 especially BrE a large metal basket or frame on wheels that you push along, used for carrying bags, shopping etc; cart 1 (2) AmE: a supermarket trolley 2 BrE a small table on very small wheels from which food and drinks are served: a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• trolley bus — a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires. Also called trackless trolley, trolley coach. [1910 15] * * * …   Universalium

• trolley bus — /ˈtrɒli bʌs/ (say trolee bus) noun an electric bus, whose motor draws current from two overhead wires by means of twin trolley poles. Also, trolley bus …  

• trolley bus — a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires. Also called trackless trolley, trolley coach. [1910 15] …   Useful english dictionary

• trolley car — noun US a tram powered by electricity obtained from overhead wires by means of a trolley wheel …   English new terms dictionary

• trolley pole — A pole upon which the electric wires which carry the current for propelling a streetcar or trolley are affixed and carried …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• trolley bus — trol′ley bus n. trs a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang