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My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
Alan King

Meaning of "trolley car" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TROLLEY CAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROLLEY CAR

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determiner
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Trolley car is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TROLLEY CAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trolley car

Tram

A tram is a rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on separate rights of way. The lines or networks operated by tramcars are called tramways. Tramways powered by electricity, which were the most common type historically, were once called electric street railways. Trams also include horsecars, which were widely used in urban areas before electrification. Tram lines may also run between cities and/or towns, and/or partially grade-separated even in the cities. Trams very occasionally also carry freight. Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than conventional trains and rapid transit trains. However, the differences between these modes of public transportation are often indistinct. Some trams may also run on ordinary railway tracks, a tramway may be upgraded to a light rail or a rapid transit line, two urban tramways may be connected to an interurban, etc. Most trams today use electrical power, usually fed by an overhead pantograph; in some cases by a sliding shoe on a third rail or trolley pole.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROLLEY CAR

troland
troll
troller
trolley
trolley dolly
trolley line
trolley pole
trolley wire
trolleybus
trolleyed
trolleys
trollius
trollop
Trollope
trollopee
trollopish
trollopy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROLLEY CAR

cable car
chauffeur-driven car
classic car
company car
courtesy car
family car
getaway car
hire car
hybrid car
jaunty car
kit car
passenger car
police car
race car
racing car
rally car
rental car
sports car
stock car
toy car

Synonyms and antonyms of trolley car in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «trolley car» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROLLEY CAR

Find out the translation of trolley car to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trolley car from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trolley car» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tranvía
570 millions of speakers

English

trolley car
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रॉली कार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيارة العربة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трамвай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bonde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রলি গাড়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tramway
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta troli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Straßenbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

路面電車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트롤리 자동차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mobil trolley
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe đẩy xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தள்ளுவண்டியில் கார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रॉली कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Araba arabası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tram
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tramwaju
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трамвай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tramvai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμαξα αυτοκίνητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trollie motor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spårvagn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trikken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trolley car

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROLLEY CAR»

The term «trolley car» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROLLEY CAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trolley car

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QUOTES WITH «TROLLEY CAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trolley car.
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Alan King
My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROLLEY CAR»

Discover the use of trolley car in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trolley car and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Trolley Car Family
The story of the Parker family who live in a trolley car.
Eleanor Clymer, 1947
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How to Become a Successful Trolley Car Motorman / The 1908 ...
The book contains descriptions of electric railway systems and technology, operating instructions, and a series of quizzes designed to improve retention of the data.
Sidney Alymer-Small, 2008
3
Riding the Yellow Trolley Car: Selected Nonfiction
A dazzling collection of essays, profiles, and interviews from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed and Very Old Bones.
William Kennedy, 1994
4
The Motorman...and His Duties the Classic Handbook for ...
If you've ever operated a trolley car, or just had an electric train set, this is a terrific book for your shelf!
Ludwig Gutmann, George R. Metcalfe, 2006
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Greater Erie Trolleys
Greater Erie Trolleys covers the network of trolley lines that operated between Erie, Conneaut, Buffalo, and Meadville. Greater Erie Trolleys illustrates the vital role trolley cars played in the expansion of the urban population.
Kenneth C. Springirth, 2006
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The Little Yellow Trolley Car: A True Story
Bold, colorful illustrations and engaging sounds bring to life the true story of The Little Yellow Trolley Car - from carrying passengers and freight at the turn of the century, to being stored in a farmer's yard for 60 years, to being ...
Marie Betts Bartlett, 2011
7
Historic Easton: From the Window of A Trolley-car
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Jacob Heller, 2011
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The Trolley Car and the Lady a Trolley Trip from Manhattan ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William J. Lampton, 2009
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Benson Bidwell, Inventor of the Trolley Car, Electric Fan ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Benson Bidwell, 2010
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys
Trolley car route 29 (Tasker Morris) was temporarily converted to bus operation on August 10, 1947, for the installation of trackless trolley overhead wires and became a trackless trolley route on December 14, 1947. On January 11, 1948, ...
Kenneth C. Springirth, 2008

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROLLEY CAR»

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MBTA employee injured after being struck by trolley car
According to the transportation authority, a Green Line trolley struck an inspector, and then she was dragged for a short distance after her clothes appeared to ... «My Fox Boston, Jun 15»
2
Trolley tour turns dangerous after trolley car went up in flames
It all started to unfold around noon as hundreds of people enjoyed their Saturday on River Street. A trolley car caught fire. The front end of the car, part of the roof ... «WJCL News, Jun 15»
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Century-old Chicago trolley car found in Wisconsin back yard
A piece of Chicago history turned up in a Wisconsin back yard when the restoration of an old build revealed a turn-of-the-century trolley car from Chicago. «WLS-TV, Jun 15»
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2-year-old boy killed by trolley in Philadelphia; witness says he …
Vincent Hall Sr. says he saw the child break free and run across the street while ... his horn and tried to stop before the toddler was pinned under the trolley car. «Toledo Blade, Feb 15»
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MBTA trolley cars crash near Cedar Grove; 7 hurt
Both cars were inbound trolleys. The out-of-service trolley rolled backward toward a trolley behind it and made contact with it, the MBTA said. At the time, the ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
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Fight leads to double-stabbing on trolley car, suspect escapes
The stabbing occurred just after 9 p.m. Sunday on an Orange line trolley that was stopped at the Euclid Trolley Station in the 300 block of 47th Street in Chollas ... «10News, Nov 14»
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Trolley Car 85 may turn on its transformative powers again
It's had two retirement parties. The first was in 1938 when then-Mayor Ben Douglas and other dignitaries boarded trolley Car 85 at the Visulite Theater on ... «Charlotte Observer, Sep 14»

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