trolleybus
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New Flyer recently built a mixed-length fleet of 174 purple trolleybuses for Metro, ordered in 2015 in tandem with San Francisco Muni. — 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. — 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. — Alexander Lew, WIRED, "Review: Double Decker Buses for San Francisco’s Hilly Streets," 28 Dec. 2007These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trolleybus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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