trolleybus
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- noun
- /ˈtrɑːliˌbʌs/
- The trolleybus glided silently along the street, powered by electricity from the overhead wires.
Examples
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Moreover, improving that portion of the trolleybus network could be done for less money and benefit a much larger set of people than that segment of the streetcar will benefit.
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Seattle already has a 70-mile electric trolleybus network, a base with capacity, and wire between Pioneer Square and East Aloha Street.
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In its current configuration—and in the absence of money to connect the line through downtown—much more mobility could be purchased through trolleybus investment.
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Moving the trolleybus wire to Yesler would fix the speed and reliability problems of James St at a fraction of the cost of the streetcar on Jackson and, in the future, allow the assignment of articulated buses.
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The answer is that a trolleybus is run by Metro, which means it immediately sinks into a morass of undifferentiated routes with huge complexity, on-board payment, and an indeterminate level of service.
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Many cities have invested in a trolleybus system to provide eco-friendly public transportation options.
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To reach the university, I took the trolleybus that runs along the main avenue.
Synonyms
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A bus that uses electricity from wires above the street and does not run on tracks
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A bus that runs on electricity from overhead wires to carry people
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Etymology
The word trolleybus comes from trolley (like a shopping trolley, 'a small cart that rolls') and bus ('a vehicle for many people'). So a trolleybus is a bus that gets its electricity from poles that touch overhead wires instead of from an engine.