Trolley may refer to:
Vehicles and components
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Tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ...
, or trolley or streetcar, a rail vehicle that runs on tramway tracks
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Trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trol ...
, or trolley, an electric bus drawing power from overhead wires using trolley poles
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Trolleytruck
A trolleytruck (also known as a freight trolley or trolley truckIn the United Kingdom a ''trolley'' may refer to the hand operated wheeled vehicle called a ''hand truck'' in North America. In North American usage the term ''trolley truck'' may als ...
, a trolleybus-like vehicle used for carrying cargo
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Tourist trolley
A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired bus designed to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram, usually with false clerestory roof. The vehicles are usually fueled by diesel, or sometimes compressed natural gas.
The ...
, a rubber-tired bus designed to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram
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Trolley (horse-drawn), a goods vehicle with four wheels of equal size mounted underneath it
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Rail push trolley
A handcar (also known as a pump trolley, pump car, rail push trolley, push-trolley, jigger, Kalamazoo, velocipede, or draisine) is a railroad car powered by its passengers, or by people pushing the car from behind. It is mostly used as a railway ...
, a small vehicle for inspecting rail lines
Tools
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Airline service trolley, a small serving cart used by flight attendants inside an aircraft
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Boat dolly, or trolley, a device for launching small boats into the water
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Creeper (tool)
A creeper is a low-profile tool used to help a person more easily slide in and out of confined spaces, such as the underside of a car, for performing inspection or maintenance. Other names for such devices include car creeper, garage creeper and ...
, a low-profile, wheeled platform used by auto mechanics
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Flatbed trolley, or dray, for freight transport in distribution environments
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Piano trolley
A flatbed trolley a common form of freight transport in distribution environments, for moving bulk loads. Trolleys can aid in reducing effort required to move a load by allowing the user to pull or push instead of lift and carry. A very simple des ...
, a device for moving pianos
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Golf trolley, a trolley designed for carrying a golf equipment
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Laptop charging trolley, a device for charging mobile computers
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Shopping cart
A shopping cart (American English), trolley (British English, Australian English), or buggy (Southern American English, Appalachian English), also known by a variety of other names, is a wheeled cart supplied by a shop or store, especi ...
, or trolley, a wheeled cart used by customers while shopping
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Stretcher
A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often ...
, an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care
Other uses
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Trolley station (UTA), a light rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
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San Diego Trolley
The San Diego Trolley is a light rail system operating in the metropolitan area of San Diego. It is known colloquially as "The Trolley". The Trolley's operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI), is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Tra ...
, a light rail system in San Diego, California, U.S.
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''Trolley'' (TV series), a 2022 South Korean television series
See also
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Baby transport
Various methods of transporting children have been used in different cultures and times. These methods include baby carriages (prams in British English), infant car seats, portable bassinets (carrycots), strollers (pushchairs), slings, backpack ...
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Dolly
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Food cart
A food cart is a mobile kitchen set up on the street to prepare and sell street food to passers-by. Food carts are often found in cities worldwide selling food of every kind.
Food carts come in two basic styles. One allows the vendor to sit o ...
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Hand truck :''"Hand truck" may also refer to Pallet jack.''
A hand truck, also known as a hand trolley, dolly, stack truck, trundler, box cart, sack barrow, cart, sack truck, two wheeler, or bag barrow, is an L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at o ...
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Serving cart
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Trolley problem
The trolley problem is a series of thought experiments in ethics and psychology, involving stylized ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number. The series usually begins with a scenario in which a runaway tram or ...
, a thought experiment in ethics
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Trolley Station (disambiguation)
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