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desert dolly

desert dolly noun: a wheeled platform for moving heavy lamps over difficult terrain.

Noun

desert dolly (plural desert dollies)

  1. A wheeled platform for moving heavy lamps over difficult terrain.
    • We packed it in on desert dollies for about a mile and used it down next to a lake where it was absolutely forbidden to have any motorized equipment. We couldn't have gotten the shot that we got with any other piece of equipment.1980, American Cinematographer, volume 61, page 1128

Forms of desert dolly

pluraldesert dollies

Questions about desert dolly

What does desert dolly mean?
Desert dolly means a wheeled platform for moving heavy lamps over difficult terrain.
What part of speech is desert dolly?
Desert dolly is a noun.
What is the plural of desert dolly?
The plural of desert dolly is desert dollies.

Words near desert dolly in the dictionary

  1. desert dandelion
  2. desert dandelions
  3. desert date
  4. desert dates
  5. desert dollies
  6. desert dolly
  7. Desert Edge
  8. Desert Father
  9. Desert Fathers
  10. desert fox
  11. desert foxes

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