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View synonyms for trolley bus

trolley bus

noun

  1. a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of trolley bus1

First recorded in 1910–15

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Example Sentences

A male suicide bomber was also believed to have detonated the Monday blast, which decimated the back half of a trolley bus.

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