- Trolley wire
- Trolley wire Trolley wire A heavy conducting wire on which the trolley car runs and from which it receives the current. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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trolley — /trol ee/, n., pl. trolleys, v., trolleyed, trolleying. n. 1. a trolley car. 2. a pulley or truck traveling on an overhead track and serving to support and move a suspended object. 3. a grooved metallic wheel or pulley carried on the end of a… … Universalium
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trolley — I. noun also trolly (plural trolleys; also trollies) Etymology: probably from 1troll Date: 1823 1. dialect England a cart of any of various kinds 2. a. a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically drive … New Collegiate Dictionary
