From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Daily life, Utensils, Motor vehiclesldoce_342_atrolleytrol‧ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/ ●○○ noun [countable]1👁 Image of trolley British EnglishD a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etcSYN cart American English
a supermarket trolley2British EnglishDFU a small table on wheels used for serving foodSYN cart American English
a drinks trolley
the sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant)3American EnglishTTC an electricvehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metaltracksSYN tram British English4TTCa trolleybus5 →be off your trolleyExamples from the Corpustrolley• At the other end the teachers were ready to hoist it on to a trolley for transportation to the basket lift.• Our picture shows Tommy Lundie with the new trolley.• Quickly, Mayli stepped out from the trolley.• Mrs Danby dumped the cat-food in the trolley and came close to me.• On the street, the veterans are cited for loitering, jaywalking, riding the trolley without paying.• I saw a dwarfsellingplasticcombs, hair-bands and bobby-pins from a woodentrolley.Origintrolley(1800-1900) Probably from troll“cart”((17-19 centuries)), from troll“to roll”((15-19 centuries))
