Trolley may refer to:
Vehicles and components
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Tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
, 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 troll ...
, or trolley, an electric bus drawing power from overhead wires using trolley poles
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Trolleytruck, a trolleybus-like vehicle used for carrying cargo
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Tourist trolley
A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a 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 name refers ...
, a rubber-tired bus designed to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram
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Trolley (horse-drawn)
Among horse-drawn vehicles, a trolley was a goods vehicle with a platform body with four small wheels of equal size, mounted underneath it, the front two on a turntable undercarriage. The wheels were rather larger and the deck proportionately hig ...
, 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, gandy dancer cart, platelayers' cart, draisine, or railbike) is a railroad car powered by its passengers or by people pushing the ...
, 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 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 device for moving pianos
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Golf trolley
A golf cart (alternatively known as a golf buggy or golf car) is a small motorized vehicle designed originally to carry two golfers and their golf clubs around a golf course with less effort than walking. Over time, variants were introduced t ...
, 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 caddy
A shopping caddy or shopping trolley is a large bag on wheels, used for carrying a large amount of shopping home on foot. The bag is typically made from a waterproof fabric, and wicker basket designs are also sold. The trolleys commonly have two ...
, or shopping trolley, a bag on wheels
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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 #Name, other names, is a wheeled cart supplied by a Retail#Types of ret ...
, or trolley, a wheeled cart used by customers while shopping
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Stretcher
A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an medical device, 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 ...
, 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 serving San Diego County, California. The trolley's operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. , is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The trolley operates as a critical componen ...
, 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 ...
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Hand truck
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 cart, handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledg ...
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Serving cart
A serving cart is a kind of smaller food cart. It is typically used by restaurants to deliver or display food.
Serving carts are also used in households, airplanes, and trains.
Types
* Dessert cart (known as a sweet trolley in the UK) – This i ...
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Trolley problem
The trolley problem is a series of thought experiments in ethics, psychology, and artificial intelligence involving stylized ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number. The series usually begins with a Scenario ...
, a thought experiment in ethics
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Trolley Station (disambiguation)
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