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单词 trolleybus
释义

trolleybus

noun

trol·​ley·​bus ˈträ-lē-ˌbəs How to pronounce trolleybus (audio)
: a bus that is powered electrically by two overhead wires

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Modern trolleybuses plying the city’s streets all carry a notice saying they were purchased with funds donated by the European Union. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2019 Metro maintains 70 miles of dual-wire trolleybus corridor, the second-largest system of just six in North America. Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 27 Aug. 2018 New Flyer recently built a mixed-length fleet of 174 purple trolleybuses for Metro, ordered in 2015 in tandem with San Francisco Muni. Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 27 Aug. 2018 Standard trolleybuses sell for over $1 million each. Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 27 Aug. 2018 Height barely clears the overhead wires of train and trolleybus lines. Alexander Lew, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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