variants:
or less commonly trolly
plural trolleys also trollies
Definition of trolley
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
trolley
verb
variants:
or less commonly trolly
trolleyed also trollied; trolleying also trollying
Definition of trolley (Entry 2 of 2)
: to convey by a trolley
: to ride on a trolley
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The first known use of trolley was in 1823
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