26984 words

trolley

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
a small vehicle with two or four wheels that you push or pull to transport large or heavy objects on:

Examples:

a shopping trolley
The hospital is so overcrowded that some patients are being treated on trolleys in the corridors.
Why will supermarket trolleys never move in the direction that you push them in?
2
a table on four small wheels with one or more shelves under it, used for serving food or drinks:

Examples:

Betty almost ran me over with her tea trolley as I was walking into the office!
Every 30 minutes or so the flight attendant would wheel the drinks trolley down the aisle.
3
a light bed on wheels, used to move patients in a hospital:

Examples:

Some patients are left lying on trolleys in hospital corridors.
I want to be a paramedic because you get to drive an ambulance and bring the trolley in.
4
a place on a website where you collect the names of things you intend to buy from the website:

Examples:

Are there any items you want to delete from your trolley?
5
an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road:

Examples:

You can catch the number 47 trolley from the train station.
6
an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road

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