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trolley |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trolley \Trol"ley\, Trolly \Trol"ly\, n. a A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like [Eng.] b A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal. [Eng.] c (Mach.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes. d (Electric Railway) A truck which travels along the fixed conductors, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: trolley n : a car that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity: "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tram}, {tramcar}, {trolley car}]
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