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Definition of Trackless trolley
1. Noun. A passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
Generic synonyms: Autobus, Bus, Charabanc, Coach, Double-decker, Jitney, Motorbus, Motorcoach, Omnibus, Passenger Vehicle
Terms within: Electric Motor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trackless Trolley
Literary usage of Trackless trolley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1911)
"First trackless trolley Car Around London. _ Illustrated description of the car
and its equipment ... European trackless trolley Vehicles and Installations. ..."
2. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1905)
"point in favour of the trackless trolley. Another trackless trolley line in the
Bila valley, after an experiment covering three months, reported similar ..."
3. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1905)
"One of the most important of tho trackless trolley lines in operation in Europe
is the "Haide- bahn," running between Dresden and Klotzsche, in Germany. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of Applied Electricity: A General Reference Work on Direct by American Technical Society (1913)
"... trackless trolley TRACTION . Every new invention or new application of energy
is born of necessity. In their effort to extend their line, ..."
5. The Horseless Age (1909)
"The trackless trolley, therefore, seems to be best adapted for thoroughly ...
trackless trolley Automobiles. It has always been a puzzling question why the ..."
6. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1905)
"A trackless trolley line can be constructed at about one-third the cost of ...
As a railway feeder in sparsely settled regions, the trackless trolley thus ..."