trackless trolley
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trackless trolley
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Example Sentences
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He said the trackless trolley “is all right in its place; so’s a pig.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2020
New trackless trolley coaches and gas buses began arriving at the beginning of 1940.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2020
TUE Unhurried 4-hour tour of the city’s unique trolley bus system on restored, vintage trackless trolley buses to several neighborhoods throughout the city, stops for photos and lunch, 11 a.m.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2017
The other private system is Market Street Railway Co. which has twelve miles of cable, 276 of ordinary electric trolley lines, one trackless trolley and a few bus lines.
From Time Magazine Archive
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