noun
1 ( BrE ) small vehicle ⇨ See also ↑ cart
ADJECTIVE
▪ laden , loaded
▪
The waiter was pushing a laden sweet ~ towards our table.
▪ drinks , tea
▪ dessert , sweet
▪ hostess
▪ baggage , luggage , shopping
▪ hospital , supermarket
▪ abandoned
▪
the problem of abandoned ~s littering the countryside
VERB + TROLLEY
▪ load , pile
▪
Passengers with ~s piled high with luggage waited at the check-in desk.
▪ push , wheel
TROLLEY + NOUN
▪ service
▪
On many trains, refreshments are provided by a ~ service.
▪ dash
▪
The club sold tickets for a ~ dash at the supermarket to raise money for charity.
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
They brought breakfast to the room on a ~.
2 ( AmE ) vehicle driven by electricity ⇨ See also ↑ tram
VERB + TROLLEY
▪ catch , ride , take
▪
We took the ~ over to the hotel.
TROLLEY + NOUN
▪ bus (usually trolleybus ) ( BrE ), car ( old-fashioned )
▪ line , system , track