单词 | trolley-bus |
释义 | > as lemmastrolley-bus trolley-bus n. (also †trolli-busObsolete) a trackless passenger vehicle that gets its power from an overhead cable by means of a pole and trolley (see 3); also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > trolley car or bus trolley1891 trolley-car1895 trolley-bus1921 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 Oct. 11/7 The trolley-buses..are of the single-deck type, with seats for twenty-four passengers. 1927 Daily Express 20 July 9/6 The ‘trolli-bus’ traffic receipts last week..were £400 more than the receipts for the corresponding week last year. 1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing i. 13 He climbed into a trolley-bus, which after a mile or so stopped at a large gateway. 1961 C. Willock Death in Covert xii. 224 A clang and ring that reminded him incongruously of vibrating trolley-bus wires. 1978 Country Life 13 Apr. 956/2 The nearly extinct tram and trolley bus will be revived. < as lemmas |
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