Meaning

1 senses
  1. A pole of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from an overhead wire to power a tram, streetcar or trolley bus.

Origin

A trolley wheel (a wheel that trolls along a wire) at the end of a pole.

A trolley wheel (a wheel that trolls along a wire) at the end of a pole.

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Forms

plural: trolley poles
Singulartrolley pole
Pluraltrolley poles

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Word family

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