trolley car

trolley car

n. A streetcar.

trolley car

n (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian another word for streetcar

trol′ley car`

n. a streetcar propelled electrically by current taken by means of a trolley from a conducting wire strung overhead or running beneath a slot between the tracks. [1885–90]

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trolley car - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricitystreetcar, trolley, tramcar, tramhorsecar - an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horsesself-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsiontrolley line - a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses