trolley car

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, trolley line, trolleybus, trolleyed, trolleys
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British Dictionary definitions for trolley car

trolley car

noun

US and Canadian another word for streetcar
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