Definition of trolley - [trolley]
| 1. A streetcar. - noun |
| 2. A device that collects electric current from an underground conductor, an overhead wire, or a third rail and transmits it to the motor of an electric vehicle. - noun |
| 3. A small truck or car operating on a track and used in a mine, quarry, or factory for conveying materials. - noun |
| 4. A wheeled carriage, cage, or basket that is suspended from and travels on an overhead track. - noun |
| 5. Chiefly British A cart. - noun |
| 6. To convey (passengers) or travel by trolley. - verb-transitive |
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