trolleybus

British  

/ ˈtrɒlɪˌbʌs /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Costing £250m, it was substantially cheaper than Supertram but critics said it lacked ambition, while others branded it a costly white elephant, noting that nowhere else in the UK had built a new trolleybus line.

From BBC

Most of the debris fell on open ground, he added, but some damaged cars and trolleybus cables.

From BBC

In his post, Mr Klitschko said that from Wednesday, conventional buses would operate on all trolleybus routes, which run on electricity.

From BBC

The Chinese embassy letter followed unconfirmed local media reports that Mosgortrans, which runs Moscow’s vast bus, trolleybus and tram networks, had told drivers to try to identify Chinese passengers and inform police of their presence.

From Reuters

Some experts and enthusiasts even believe that shift could spark a revival for the forgotten trolleybus.

From BBC