trol·ley·bus | \ ˈträ-lē-ˌbəs 
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\Definition of trolleybus
: a bus that is powered electrically by two overhead wires
Examples of trolleybus in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Modern trolleybuses plying the city’s streets all carry a notice saying they were purchased with funds donated by the European Union.
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, "Isolated by Ukraine’s war, Mariupol looks for a peaceful future," 13 Aug. 2019 Metro maintains 70 miles of dual-wire trolleybus corridor, the second-largest system of just six in North America.
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Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, "An uphill battle to get electric trolleybuses on Madison RapidRide route," 27 Aug. 2018 New Flyer recently built a mixed-length fleet of 174 purple trolleybuses for Metro, ordered in 2015 in tandem with San Francisco Muni.
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Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, "An uphill battle to get electric trolleybuses on Madison RapidRide route," 27 Aug. 2018 Standard trolleybuses sell for over $1 million each.
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Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, "An uphill battle to get electric trolleybuses on Madison RapidRide route," 27 Aug. 2018 Height barely clears the overhead wires of train and trolleybus lines.
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Alexander Lew, WIRED, "Review: Double Decker Buses for San Francisco’s Hilly Streets," 28 Dec. 2007
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The first known use of trolleybus was in 1921
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