trolley
/ˈtrɑli/
verb
- To travel by trolley or streetcar.
- They trolleyed downtown to catch the parade.
- We trolleyed across the city to visit the museum.
- She trolleyed to work every day before she bought a car.
- To carry or transport something using a trolley (wheeled cart).
- He trolleyed the boxes from the storage room to the truck.
- The porter trolleyed our luggage to the hotel room.
- She trolleyed the heavy equipment across the warehouse floor.
noun
- A small cart with wheels that you push or pull, used for carrying items such as groceries, luggage, or purchases.
- I grabbed a shopping trolley at the entrance of the store.
- She pushed her trolley through the supermarket aisles.
- The hotel porter loaded our suitcases onto a trolley.
- A small table on wheels used to serve food or drinks, or to hold items in a home or office.
- The waiter rolled the dessert trolley to our table.
- We used a serving trolley to bring the dishes to the dining room.
- She keeps her tea supplies on a wooden trolley in the kitchen.
- A streetcar powered by electricity from overhead wires, running on rails along city streets.
- He took the trolley to work every morning before the subway was built.
- The old trolley rattled down the main street.
- Tourists enjoy riding the historic trolley through the city center.
- A device that collects electric current from an overhead wire, typically a pole with a wheel at the end, used on streetcars or electric buses.
- The trolley on the bus sparked as it touched the wire.
- Each streetcar has a trolley that slides along the overhead cable.
- The mechanic adjusted the trolley pole to improve contact.