trol·ley also trol·ly (tr l  )n. pl. trol·leys also trol·lies 1. A streetcar. 2. A device that collects electric current from an underground conductor, an overhead wire, or a third rail and transmits it to the motor of an electric vehicle. 3. A small truck or car operating on a track and used in a mine, quarry, or factory for conveying materials. 4. A wheeled carriage, cage, or basket that is suspended from and travels on an overhead track. 5. Chiefly British A cart. tr. & intr.v. trol·leyed also trol·lied (-l d), trol·ley·ing also trol·ly·ing, trol·leys also trol·lies (-lz) To convey (passengers) or travel by trolley. [Probably from troll.] |
trolley [ˈtrɒlɪ]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Brit a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc.
2. Brit a wheeled cart or stand pushed by hand and used for moving heavy items, such as shopping in a supermarket or luggage at a railway station
3. (Medicine) Brit (in a hospital) a bed mounted on casters and used for moving patients who are unconscious, immobilized, etc.
4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit See trolley-bus
5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian See trolley car
6. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a device that collects the current from an overhead wire (trolley wire), third rail, etc., to drive the motor of an electric vehicle
7. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a pulley or truck that travels along an overhead wire in order to support a suspended load
8. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Chiefly Brit a low truck running on rails, used in factories, mines, etc., and on railways
9. (Mining & Quarrying) a truck, cage, or basket suspended from an overhead track or cable for carrying loads in a mine, quarry, etc.
off one's trolley Slang
a. mentally confused or disorganized
b. insane
vb
(tr) to transport (a person or object) on a trolley See also trolleys
[probably from troll1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trolley - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricityhorsecar - an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion trolley line - a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses |
Translations
trolley [ˈtrɒlɪ]
trolley [ˈtrɒli] n
(British) (for luggage) → chariot m; (in supermarket) → Caddie® m
luggage trolley → chariot m à bagages
luggage trolley → chariot m à bagages
(British) (for serving food or drink) → chariot m
tea trolley → tablepour servir le thé)f roulante >, chariot pour servir le thé)m >
drinks trolley → tablepour servir les boissons)f roulante >, chariot pour servir les boissons)m >
dessert trolley → chariot m des desserts
tea trolley → table
drinks trolley → table
dessert trolley → chariot m des desserts
to be off one's trolley (British) (= mad) → être cinglé(e) >
trolley bus n → trolleybus m
trolley car n (US) → tramway m, tram m
trolley bus n → trolleybus m
trolley car n (US) → tramway m, tram m
trolley
trolley:
n
(Brit: = cart, four wheels) → Handwagen m; (in supermarket) → Einkaufswagen m; (in station) → Gepäckwagen m, → Ladekasten m; (for passengers) → Kofferkuli m; (two wheels, for golf clubs) → Caddy m; (in station, factory etc) → Sackkarre f
(Brit: = tea trolley) → Teewagen m
(Elec, = trolley pole) → Kontaktarm m, → Stromabnehmerstange f; (= trolley-wheel) → Kontaktrolle f, → Rollenstromabnehmer m
trolley:
trolleybus
trolley car
n (US) → Straßenbahn f
trolley pole
n → Kontaktarm m, → Stromabnehmerstange f
trolley [ˈtrɒlɪ] n (Brit) (in station, supermarket) (also tea trolley) → carrello; (in hospital) → lettiga
trolley [ˈtrɒlɪ] n (Brit) (in station, supermarket) (also tea trolley) → carrello; (in hospital) → lettiga
trolley [ˈtrɒlɪ] n (Brit) (in station, supermarket) (also tea trolley) → carrello; (in hospital) → lettiga
n trolley [ˈtroli]
1 a type of small cart for carrying things etc She quickly filled the trolley with groceries. trollie عَرَبَةٌ صَغيرَةٌ للبَضائِع количка vozík indkøbsvogn der Karren καροτσάκι carrito käru چرخ دستی kärry chariot עֲגָלָה ट्रॉली niska kolica (bevásárló)kocsi; targonca kereta belanjaan innkaupakerra carretto 手押し車 트롤리 vežimėlis ratiņi troli trolley tralle, vogn wózek cărucior тележка vozík voziček kolica shoppingvagn รถเข็น el arabası 手推車 візок ٹرالي، ٹھيلا گاڑي xe đẩy 手推车
2 (alsoˈtea-trolley, (American) ˈteacart) a small cart, usually consisting of two or three trays fixed on a frame, used for serving tea, food etc She brought the tea in on a trolley. trollie, waentjie عَرَبَة الشاي على عَجَلات масичка на колелца servírovací stolek rullebord der Teewagen τραπεζάκι με ρόδες mesita de ruedas serveerimislaud چرخ دستی پیشخدمت tarjoiluvaunu table roulante עֶגלַת תֵּה चाय ट्रॉली kolica za serviranje hrane zsúrkocsi kereta hidangan teborð, skenkiborð carrello ワゴン (음식 등을 나르는) 왜건 stalelis ant ratukų galdiņš uz ritentiņiem troli serveerboy trillebord wózek măsuţă pe rotile сервировочный столик servírovací stolík servirni voziček kolica za posluženje rullbord, te-, serveringsvagn รถเข็น servis masası (運送茶及食物的)手推車 столик на колесах ايک چھوٹي ٹھيلا گاڑي xe đẩy hàng （运送茶及食物的）手推车
n trolley-bus
a bus which is driven by power from an overhead wire to which it is connected. trembus ترولي باص، باص كَهْرُبائي тролей trolejbus trolleybus der Bus mit Oberleitung τρόλεϊ trolebús trollibuss اتوبوس برقی johdinauto trolleybus חֲשמַלִית ट्रॉली बस trolejbus trolibusz bis listrik rafnkúinn strætisvagn filobus トロリーバス 무궤도 전차 troleibusas trolejbuss bas elektrik trolleybus strømbuss trolejbus troleibuz троллейбус trolejbus trolejbus trolejbus trådbuss รถเข็น troleybüs 無軌電車 тролейбус ٹرالي بس xe điện 无轨电车
trolley → عربة الترولي vozík vogn Servierwagen τραπεζάκι με ρόδες carro ostoskärry chariot kolica carrello ワゴン 트롤리 trolley kjerre wózek carrinho de mão тележка kundvagn รถเข็น servis masası xe đẩy 手推车
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