trolley

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A metal cart on wheels used for carrying goods, especially shopping.

   She pushed her trolley up and down the supermarket aisles.

2. 2
   noun

   A streetcar or small electric train that runs on rails.

   We took the trolley downtown to see the museum.

Early 19th century (1823) meaning "cart", of dialectal origin (Suffolk), probably from troll (“to trundle, roll”) + -ey (diminutive ending).

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