n.
Variant: also trol · ly
Pronunciation: ' trä-l ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural trolleys also trollies
Etymology: probably from 1 troll
Date: 1823
1 dialect English : a cart of any of various kinds
2 a : a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicle b : a streetcar powered electrically through a trolley ― called also trolley car
3 : a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track
4 chiefly British : a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (as food or books)