trolley car
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noun
a streetcar propelled electrically by current taken by means of a trolley from a conducting wire strung overhead or running beneath a slot between the tracks.
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Origin of trolley car
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby trolley car
troke, Troland, troll, trolley, trolley bus, trolley car, trolley dolly, trolleyed, trolley line, trolleys, trollius
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