Noun: trackless trolley 'trak-lus 'tró-lee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: trolleybus)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: trolleybus)
- A passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
"The city introduced a fleet of trackless trolleys to reduce air pollution";
- trolleybus, trolley coach [N. Amer], trolley
Derived forms: trackless trolleys
Type of: autobus, bus, charabanc [Brit], coach, double-decker, jitney [N. Amer, informal], motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle
Encyclopedia: Trackless trolley