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Noun: trolley (trolleys)  trólee
Usage: Brit
  1. A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    - streetcar [N. Amer], tram [Brit], tramcar [Brit], trolley car [N. Amer]
     
  2. A handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping
    - shopping cart [N. Amer], shopping trolley [Brit], buggy [N. Amer], trundler [NZ]

Derived forms: trolleys

Type of: cart, go-cart, handcart, pushcart, self-propelled vehicle

Part of: trolley line [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Trolley