trolley
trol‧ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/
noun [countable]
1. British English a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc
SYN cart American English:
a supermarket trolley
2. British English a small table on wheels used for serving food
SYN cart American English:
a drinks trolley
the sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant)
3. American English an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks
SYN tram British English
4. a trolleybus
5. be off your trolley British English informal humorous to be crazy
trol‧ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from troll 'cart' (17-19 centuries), from troll 'to roll' (15-19 centuries)
Origin: Probably from troll 'cart' (17-19 centuries), from troll 'to roll' (15-19 centuries)
1. British English a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc
SYN cart American English:
2. British English a small table on wheels used for serving food
SYN cart American English:
3. American English an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks
SYN tram British English
4. a trolleybus
5. be off your trolley British English informal humorous to be crazy