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Definition of Trolleybus
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
Definition of Trolleybus
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of trolley bus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trolleybus
1. [n -BUSES or -BUSSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trolleybus
Literary usage of Trolleybus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. More Unusual Railways by John Robert Day (1890)
"This monorail mountain railway used to carry more than a million passengers a
year; but when a trolleybus route which ran parallel to the line was opened ..."
2. Transportation Expressions (1996) by Richard Feldman (1998)
"... run either parallel or across mixed traffic situations with motor vehicles,
light rail, commuter rail, heavy rail, trolleybus or pedestrian traffic. ..."
3. Peeps at People: Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington by John Kendrick Bangs (1899)
""I shouldn't be surprised if they were even falsus in trolleybus," I put in, with
a feeble attempt at humor. " Certainly they have misled you, General. ..."
4. Architectural Guide to Moscow by Aleksandr Viktorovich Anisimov (1993)
"... attests to the designer's conception. The sculptural volume is spoilt by the
external network of trolleybus and tram wires attached to the building. ..."
5. Human Rights in Tajikistan: In the Wake of Civil War by Rachel Denber (1993)
"... who reported that five abductors — two of them armed — drove up to trolleybus
stop in two cars, pushed Dr. Sadykov into one of the cars, and drove away. ..."
6. Architecture of Instruction and Delight: A Socio-historical Analysis of by Pieter van Wesemael (2001)
"The public were transported to the storeys in the palaces by means of moving
inclines and escalators: the world's first 'trolleybus' scheduled service ..."
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