trolley
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDaily life, Utensils, Motor vehiclesldoce_342_atrolleytrol‧ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/ ●○○ noun [countable]1
British EnglishD a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc SYN cart American Englisha supermarket trolley2 British EnglishDFU a small table on wheels used for serving food SYN cart American Englisha drinks trolleythe sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant)3 American EnglishTTC an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks SYN tram British English4 TTCa trolleybus5 → be off your trolleyExamples from the Corpustrolley• At the other end the teachers were ready to hoist it on to a trolley for transportation to the basket lift.• Our picture shows Tommy Lundie with the new trolley.• Quickly, Mayli stepped out from the trolley.• Mrs Danby dumped the cat-food in the trolley and came close to me.• On the street, the veterans are cited for loitering, jaywalking, riding the trolley without paying.• I saw a dwarf selling plastic combs, hair-bands and bobby-pins from a wooden trolley.Origin trolley (1800-1900) Probably from troll “cart” ((17-19 centuries)), from troll “to roll” ((15-19 centuries))
British EnglishD a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc SYN cart American Englisha supermarket trolley2 British EnglishDFU a small table on wheels used for serving food SYN cart American Englisha drinks trolleythe sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant)3 American EnglishTTC an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks SYN tram British English4 TTCa trolleybus5 → be off your trolleyExamples from the Corpustrolley• At the other end the teachers were ready to hoist it on to a trolley for transportation to the basket lift.• Our picture shows Tommy Lundie with the new trolley.• Quickly, Mayli stepped out from the trolley.• Mrs Danby dumped the cat-food in the trolley and came close to me.• On the street, the veterans are cited for loitering, jaywalking, riding the trolley without paying.• I saw a dwarf selling plastic combs, hair-bands and bobby-pins from a wooden trolley.Origin trolley (1800-1900) Probably from troll “cart” ((17-19 centuries)), from troll “to roll” ((15-19 centuries))