trolleybus
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In his post, Mr Klitschko said that from Wednesday, conventional buses would operate on all trolleybus routes, which run on electricity.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2022
Madison BRT could begin with diesel-hybrids, then upgrade to a battery version or even some new wire trolleybus, McIntosh said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2018
“I’m singing the song on a tram in Melbourne, Australia, about a trolleybus ride I took with my late father Raymond in Reading, England, in 1964,” Hitchcock says.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2017
A trolleybus was on fire on the square outside the station.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2014
I just bumped from my hotel to work and to parties and from parties to my hotel and back to work like a numb trolleybus.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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