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trolley bus
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noun
a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
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Also called trackless trolley, trolley coach .
Origin of trolley bus
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby trolley bus
Trojan War, troke, Troland, troll, trolley, trolley bus, trolley car, trolley dolly, trolleyed, trolley line, trolleys
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British Dictionary definitions for trolley bus
trolleybus
/ (ˈtrɒlɪˌbʌs) /
noun
an electrically driven public-transport vehicle that does not run on rails but takes its power from an overhead wire through a trolley
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