trolley bus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trolley bus
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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After one alert, Zvonyk was riding a trolley bus when Hamill’s voice rang out from his phone.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Buses are running and full of passengers again, although the electric trolley bus and tram networks are still out of action.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023
The city was left without public buses, trolley bus, and urban rail services all day as part of a 24-hour transport union strike, although the city’s metro trains were running most of the day.
From Fox News ● May 1, 2019
We could call this the “no trolley, bus, or subway” problem: increasing carbon footprints, congestion, and marginalization of underserved communities thanks to bad transport policy.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2016
Other performances on the subway, close to a prison and on a trolley bus became Internet sensations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2012
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