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trolleybus
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trolleybus [ˈtrɒlɪˌbʌs]
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(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an electrically driven public-transport vehicle that does not run on rails but takes its power from an overhead wire through a trolley
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Noun1.trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wirestrolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
autobus, bus, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work


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Its roster of equipment consists of 980 buses, 231 light rail vehicles, 50 trackless trolleys, 55 commuter rail locomotives, 288 commuter rail coaches, and 155 MBTA-owned specially equipped vans supplemented by an additional 120 contractor-supplied specially equipped vans.
 
 
 
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