TROLLEY


Meaning of TROLLEY in English

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)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.