TROLLEYBUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trolleybus mean? 

• TROLLEYBUS (noun)
  The noun TROLLEYBUS has 1 sense:

1. a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires

  Familiarity information: TROLLEYBUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TROLLEYBUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus

Hypernyms ("trolleybus" is a kind of...):

autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport)

Meronyms (parts of "trolleybus"):

electric motor (a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)