Synonyms for trolley

Grammar : Noun

Spell : trol-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɒl i

Top 10 synonyms for trolley

Other synonyms for the word trolley

Définition of trolley

Origin : 1823, in Suffolk dialect, "a cart," especially one with wheels flanged for running on a track (1858), probably from troll (v.) in the sense of "to roll." Sense transferred to "pulley to convey current to a streetcar motor" (1890), then "streetcar drawing power by a trolley" (1891).

As in wheel : noun circle, revolution
As in cable car : noun trolley car
As in lazy Susan : noun revolving tray

Example sentences :

I brought her out here for a trolley ride and a picnic luncheon.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Halfway to the trolley line, the dog turned off into a by-road.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

If you can get off for an hour, won't you take the trolley to the end of Division Street?
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Large deals, of which the Trolley Combine was but one, were on foot.
Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Not for my attitude in the Trolley matter, nor for what I published in the Planet.
Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Daniel was strongly in favor of walking or going by trolley.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He plunged into a trolley and left Granice gazing desolately after him.
Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton

Pretty soon you won't demean yourself to use the trolley at all.
Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham

You can go home with me, or, if you prefer it, in the trolley.
Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham

We do not run on the storage battery plan, but on the trolley plan.
Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon

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