trolley car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trolley car
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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It was used to provide electricity to the growing city, particularly powering the electric trolley car system according to the Seattle City Light website.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
Despite losing a couple of toes when his foot was run over by a trolley car as a kid, Brewer became a promising young pitcher while growing up in Des Moines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
He would call people in the party, for instance, "trolley car guys," because they followed a line.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2022
The original cover features a gracefully composed image of a trolley car in New Orleans, the passengers gazing directly out, as if deliberately holding eye contact with the viewer.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 11, 2019
“I worry all the time you will get hit by a taxi or a trolley car, and you go and get hit by a baseball.”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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