trolleybusnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtrɒl.i.bʌs/us/ˈtrɑː.li.bʌs/UKa public transport vehicle with rubber tyres that travels along ordinary roads in towns and is driven by electricity supplied from a wire above the road:
The trolleybus does not run on tracks.
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Buses, trams & coaches
- bus
- bus conductor
- coach
- combi
- double-decker
- gangway!
- HOV
- jitney
- kombi
- limousine
- local
- minibus
- omnibus
- park-and-ride
- school bus
- streetcar
- through
- tram
- tramlines
- trolley
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