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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Trolley \Trol"ley\, Trolly \Trol"ly\, n.
     (a) A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying
         railroad materials, or the like. [Eng.]
     (b) A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an
         animal. [Eng.]
     (c) (Mach.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some
         kinds of cranes.
     (d) (Electric Railway) A truck which travels along the fixed
         conductors, and forms a means of connection between them
         and a railway car.
     (e) A trolley car.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Trolley \Trol"ley\, Trolly \Trol"ly\, n.
     (a) A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying
         railroad materials, or the like. [Eng.]
     (b) A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an
         animal. [Eng.]
     (c) (Mach.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some
         kinds of cranes.
     (d) (Electric Railway) A truck which travels along the fixed
         conductors, and forms a means of connection between them
         and a railway car.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  trolley
       n : a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by
           electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms"
           [syn: streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley car]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trolley
     Γαλλικά n.
     το τρόλεϊ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trolley
     n.
     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 (senseid en streetcar) (lb en US) A streetcar or light train.
     3 (lb en US colloquial) A light rail, tramway, trolleybus or
  streetcar system.
     4 A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
     5 A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric
  railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.
     6 (senseid en shopping cart) (lb en Australian New Zealand British
  Ireland) A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley.
     7 (lb en British) A hand truck.
     8 (lb en British) A soapbox car.
     9 (lb en British) A gurney, a stretcher with wheeled legs.
     10 (lb en Philippines) A handcar.
     vb.
     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).
     Spanish n.
     (lb es anglicism) (alternative spelling of es trole)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Trolley
     German n.
     m (synonym of de Rollkoffer)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  trolley
     n.
     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 (senseid en streetcar) (lb en US) A streetcar or light train.
     3 (lb en US colloquial) A light rail, tramway, trolleybus or
  streetcar system.
     4 A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
     5 A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric
  railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.
     6 (senseid en shopping cart) (lb en Australian New Zealand British
  Ireland) A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley.
     7 (lb en British) A hand truck.
     8 (lb en British) A soapbox car.
     9 (lb en British) A gurney, a stretcher with wheeled legs.
     10 (lb en Philippines) A handcar.
     vb.
     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).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  trolley
     n.
     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 (senseid en streetcar) (lb en US) A streetcar or light train.
     3 (lb en US colloquial) A light rail, tramway, trolleybus or
  streetcar system.
     4 A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
     5 A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric
  railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.
     6 (senseid en shopping cart) (lb en Australian New Zealand British
  Ireland) A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley.
     7 (lb en British) A hand truck.
     8 (lb en British) A soapbox car.
     9 (lb en British) A gurney, a stretcher with wheeled legs.
     10 (lb en Philippines) A handcar.
     vb.
     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).
     Spanish n.
     (lb es anglicism) (alternative spelling of es trole)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Trolley
     German n.
     m (synonym of de Rollkoffer)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  trolley
     n.
     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 (senseid en streetcar) (lb en US) A streetcar or light train.
     3 (lb en US colloquial) A light rail, tramway, trolleybus or
  streetcar system.
     4 A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
     5 A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric
  railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.
     6 (senseid en shopping cart) (lb en Australian New Zealand British
  Ireland) A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley.
     7 (lb en British) A hand truck.
     8 (lb en British) A soapbox car.
     9 (lb en British) A gurney, a stretcher with wheeled legs.
     10 (lb en Philippines) A handcar.
     vb.
     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).
     Spanish n.
     (lb es anglicism) (alternative spelling of es trole)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Trolley
     German n.
     m (synonym of de Rollkoffer)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trolley
     Englanti n.
     1 raitiovaunu
     2 (yhteys BrE k=en) ostoskärry

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trolley
     Franska n.
     1 (tagg elektroteknik anglicism språk=fr) släpsko
     2 (tagg kollektivtrafik anglicism språk=fr) trådbuss
     Portugisiska n.
     (tagg kollektivtrafik anglicism språk=pt) trådbuss; ''engelsk
  stavning av'' '''trólei'''

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Trolley /ˈtʁɔli/ 
  valise à roulettes
  Transportmittel (Karre, Koffer und Ähnliches) auf Rädern oder Rollen

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Trolley /ˈtʁɔli/ 
  maletita con ruedas
  Transportmittel (Karre, Koffer und Ähnliches) auf Rädern oder Rollen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Trolley /tɹˈɒli/
  العربة