trolley bus
noun
a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
Also called
trackless trolley,
trolley coach.
Origin of trolley bus
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby trolley bus
trojan women, the,
troke,
troland,
troll,
trolley,
trolley bus,
trolley car,
trolley dolly,
trolley line,
trolleybus,
trolleyed
Example sentences from the Web for trolleybus
"I shouldn't be surprised if they were even falsus in trolleybus," I put in, with a feeble attempt at humor.
Peeps at People |John Kendrick Bangs
British Dictionary definitions for trolleybus
trolleybus
/ (ˈtrɒlɪˌbʌs) /
noun
an electrically driven public-transport vehicle that does not run on rails but takes its power from an overhead wire through a trolley