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- [trol-ee]
- /ˈtrɒl i/
- /ˈtrɒl.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trol-ee]
- /ˈtrɒl i/
Definitions of trolley word
- noun plural trolley trolley car. 1
- noun plural trolley a pulley or truck traveling on an overhead track and serving to support and move a suspended object. 1
- noun plural 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 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 trolley a small truck or car operated on a track, as in a mine or factory. 1
- noun plural trolley a serving cart, as one used to serve desserts. 1
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Origin of trolley
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; orig. dial.; apparently akin to troll1
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Parts of speech for Trolley
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trolley popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trolley usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trolley
noun trolley
- cable car — A cable car is a vehicle for taking people up mountains or steep hills. It is pulled by a moving cable.
- caster — a person or thing that casts
- dumbwaiter — a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
- lazy susan — a revolving tray for foods, condiments, etc., placed usually at the center of a dining table.
- barrow — A barrow is the same as a wheelbarrow.
Top questions with trolley
- what is the trolley problem?
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