Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bou trol-ee]
- /baʊ ˈtrɒl i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bou trol-ee]
- /baʊ ˈtrɒl i/
Definitions of bow trolley words
- noun bow trolley See under trolley (def 4). 1
- noun plural bow trolley trolley car. 1
- noun plural bow trolley a pulley or truck traveling on an overhead track and serving to support and move a suspended object. 1
- noun plural bow trolley a grooved metallic wheel or pulley carried on the end of a pole (trolley pole) by an electric car or locomotive, and held in contact with an overhead conductor, usually a suspended wire (trolley wire) from which it collects the current for the propulsion of the car or locomotive. 1
- noun plural bow trolley any of various devices for collecting current for such a purpose, as a pantograph, or a bowlike structure (bow trolley) sliding along an overhead wire, or a device (underground trolley) for taking current from the underground wire or conductor used by some electric railways. 1
- noun plural bow trolley a small truck or car operated on a track, as in a mine or factory. 1
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Origin of bow trolley
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
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Parts of speech for Bow trolley
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bow trolley popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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