trolley
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈtrɑːli/
- US
:
tranvía
- At noon tomorrow, take the trolley to Riverwalk.
- trolley car
- electric trolley
- trolley line
His mass is sufficient that when the trolley hits him it will stop.
- His mass is sufficient that when the trolley hits him it will stop.
- And because my mother didn't drive, I negotiated the buses and the trolleys all around Boston.
- So you ought not to push the person in front of the trolley because you are using them as a means to an end.
- I'm looking at you small trolley with pantograph, electrical connection, mountain cable car and aerial tramway.
- And I was like dude I saw a trolley drive by me with SpongeBob, Curious George and fivos blasting the song Ching Chang Walla Walla Bing bang.
- And I said, OK, I can't stop the trolley car, but I do have a switch next to me.
- So the most popular topic among general public is the trolley problem.
- What you're describing essentially are people who to the very famous runaway trolley experiment thought experiment.
Examples
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Every month, she would ride the trolley to the bank, her money bag full of collected rent.
Fiction book (1995) -
A bell rings loudly and the trolley car starts to move!
Fiction book (1998) -
Right here is a trolley at the top of the track.
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Is there a trolley or a bus?
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That is one expensive trolley car.
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The trolley will be along shortly.
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Magnus stood at the bottom of the hill where trolley cars came clanging down to their turnaround.
Fiction book (1992) -
The bellboy wheels the trolley across the room, already stacked with even more boxes of goodies.
Fiction book (1998) -
Sure enough, at 9 P.M., a trolley convoy loaded with wooden crates rolled slowly up Fifth Street.
Academic text (2011) -
The trolley will arrive at the station every ten minutes to take passengers downtown.
Synonyms
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3.0
A vehicle that runs on tracks in city streets and carries people
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1.3
A vehicle like a small train that runs on tracks in a city or mine
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3.8
A vehicle that runs on tracks in city streets using electricity
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3.4
An electric car that runs on city tracks to carry people
Idioms
Compounds
A bus that uses electricity from wires above the street and does not run on tracks
How Big
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- US
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2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trolley first named the small wheel or device called a troller that ran along an overhead wire and 'rolled' to bring power to the vehicle. That's why a trolley is a street vehicle that moves on rails and uses electricity.