ˈtrɔlɪ n. (pl. -eys) 1
esp.
Brit. a
table,
stand, or
basket on wheels or castors
for serving food, transporting
luggage or
shopping,
gathering purchases in a
supermarket, etc. 2 esp. Brit. a low truck
running on rails. 3 (in full trolley-wheel) a
wheel attached to a
pole etc. used for collecting
current from an
overhead electric wire to
drive a
vehicle. 4 a US = trolley-car. b Brit. = trolley
bus. øtrolley bus Brit. an electric bus running on
the road
and using a trolley-wheel. trolley-car US an electric tram using a trolley-wheel. [of
dial. orig., perh. f. TROLL(2)]