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Noun: trolley car  tró-lee kaar
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    "Tourists enjoyed riding the historic trolley car through the city";
    - streetcar [N. Amer], tram, tramcar [Brit], trolley [US]

Derived forms: trolley cars

Type of: self-propelled vehicle

Part of: trolley line [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Trolley car