trolley B2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈtrɑːli/ See IPA manual Freq #14676 Meanings 1 noun A metal cart on wheels used for carrying goods, especially shopping. She pushed her trolley up and down the supermarket aisles. 2 noun A streetcar or small electric train that runs on rails. We took the trolley downtown to see the museum. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a streetcar or small... tramstreetcartrolley car Word family Forms trolleys Derived forms pump-trolleytrolleybus Appears in Phrases (1) See all trolley car an electrically powered passenger vehicle running on rails in streets Noun + noun Etymology AI details Early 19th century (1823) meaning "cart", of dialectal origin (Suffolk), probably from troll (“to trundle, roll”) + -ey (diminutive ending). Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # trolley **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtrɑːli/ **Frequency rank:** 14676 ## Meanings 1. A metal cart on wheels used for carrying goods, especially shopping. 2. A streetcar or small electric train that runs on rails. ## Examples - She pushed her trolley up and down the supermarket aisles. - We took the trolley downtown to see the museum. ## Derived Forms - pump-trolley - trolleybus ## Etymology Early 19th century (1823) meaning "cart", of dialectal origin (Suffolk), probably from troll (“to trundle, roll”) + -ey (diminutive ending). ## AI Etymology Trolley is from the early 19th century (1823) meaning "cart", of dialectal origin (Suffolk), probably from troll (“to trundle, roll”) + -ey (diminutive ending). In present-day use, it can mean a metal cart on wheels used for carrying goods, especially shopping, or a streetcar or small electric train that runs on rails. Derived formations include pump-trolley, trolleybus. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown