variants
or less commonly trolly
plural trolleys also trollies
1
a
: a streetcar powered electrically through a trolley
called also trolley car
b
: a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicle
2
: a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track
3
chiefly British
: a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (such as food or books)
4
dialectal, England
: a cart of any of various kinds
variants
or less commonly trolly
trolleyed also trollied; trolleying also trollying
: to convey by a trolley
: to ride on a trolley
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Both unexpected and endearing, this après room service trolley tradition has become so beloved that many guests make a point to be in their rooms at cocktail hour just to catch the moment.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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Noun
The last two eastbound trolleys to Santee will depart Thursday at 11:40 p.m. and Friday at 12:18 a.m.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Both unexpected and endearing, this après room service trolley tradition has become so beloved that many guests make a point to be in their rooms at cocktail hour just to catch the moment.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
The 360-degree spinner wheels are easy to trolley across terminals.
—Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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“Trolley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trolley. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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