trolley line
Americannoun
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the route of a trolley car or trolley bus.
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a public or private transportation system using trolley cars or trolley buses.
Etymology
Origin of trolley line
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Powered by the electricity from the city’s trolley line, engineer James Hodge’s invention featured two lights: red and green, the colors long used by railroads.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
"Patients lucky enough to have a bed or trolley line every corridor."
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2023
Needleman is also the chairman of Los Angeles Streetcar Inc., the nonprofit that plans to build a trolley line between the Civic Center and the Staples Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020
Esch opened a florist’s shop, and by 1904 an electric trolley line and a railroad track had converged mere feet from the property, to serve the outposts of Eckington and Bladensburg.
From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2017
Only after death do these cattle find their way to an elevated trolley line, like that used for the pigs.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian
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