trolleys

British

/ ˈtrɒlɪz /

plural noun

slang men's underpants

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She said it just didn't look right as people lay on trolleys outside resuscitation areas, adding that they must have witnessed horrific things.

From BBC

"A lot of the shelves are quite empty, and there are always trolleys in the aisles when they're filling up shelves. Sometimes you can't get to where you want to be — it puts you off."

From BBC

On a recent weekday afternoon, delivery men dragged trolleys stacked with bundles of returned clothing through the halls.

From The Wall Street Journal

As we walk through the emergency department at Queen's, 51 patients are being treated on trolleys in corridors.

From BBC

At roughly the same time, a 16-year-old prankster from Ohio named Jake Paul was posting six-second Vine videos - chatting to pineapples in supermarkets and climbing into strangers' shopping trolleys for a laugh.

From BBC

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