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[Trolley]
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
Early 19th century (1823) meaning "cart", of dialectal origin (Suffolk),
probably from [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[s]
1. A trolley pole ; a single-pole device for collecting electrical current from an overhead electrical line, normally for a tram / streetcar or a trolleybus .
2. [en] [en] A streetcar or light train .
3. * [1=en]
4. [en] A light rail , tramway , trolleybus or streetcar system.
5. A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
6. A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.
7. [en] [en] A cart or shopping cart ; a shopping trolley .
8. * [en]
9. [en] .
10. [en] A hand truck .
11. [en] A soapbox car .
12. [en] A gurney , a stretcher with wheeled legs.
13. [en] A handcar .
**** Hyponyms
- [streetcar] interurban
**** Derived terms
{{col3|en|drinks trolley |off one's trolley |trolleybus |trolley cloth
|trolley dolly |trolley jack|hand trolley|luggage trolley |trolley lace
|trolley problem |catering trolley|crash trolley|shopping trolley|banquet
trolley|hostess trolley|pump trolley|pump-trolley|tea trolley|trolley
bus|trolley dash|trolley park|trolley trasher }}
**** Descendants
- [ca]
- [fr]
- [ro]
- [de]
- [cy]
**** Translations
[device for collecting electrical current from an overhead electrical line]
- Czech: [cs]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
[trans-bottom]
[crane trolley]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Polish: [pl]
[trans-bottom]
[shopping cart]
[hand truck]
[soapbox car]
[gurney]
[handcar]
[tram]
*** Verb
[past2=trollied]
1. To bring to by trolley.
2. To use a trolley vehicle to go from one place to another.
3. To travel by trolley ( streetcar , trolleybus or light train ).
**** Derived terms
- trolley off
[en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [trollei]
- [fr]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [fr] trolley pole
2. [fr] trolleybus
**** Descendants
- [ro]
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
** Spanish
*** Etymology
[es].
*** Pronunciation
[tróley]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [es] [es]
**** Usage notes
[es-unadapted]