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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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