Main Entry: ¹trol·ley

Variant(s): also trol·ly \ˈträ-lē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural trolleys also trollies

Etymology: probably from ¹troll

Date: 1823

1 dialect English : a cart of any of various kinds
2 a : a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicle b : a streetcar powered electrically through a trolley —called also trolley car
3 : a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track
4 chiefly British : a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (as food or books)