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trolley bus

trolley bus noun: a bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.

trolley bus: a bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks
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Noun

trolley bus (plural trolley busses or trolley buses)

  1. A bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.

trolley bus meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Malay

trolley bus in Hindi

bus powered via overhead electric cables
ट्रॉलीबस ṭrŏlības

trolley bus in Urdu

bus powered via overhead electric cables
ٹْرالی بَس ṭrālī bas

trolley bus in Arabic

bus powered via overhead electric cables
تْرُولِي بَاص trūlī bāṣ

trolley bus in Malay

bus powered via overhead electric cables
bas troli
More languagesFewer languages
trolley bus in Indonesian
bus troli
trolley bus in Thai
รถโดยสารประจำทางไฟฟ้า rót-dooi-sǎan-bprà-jam-taang-fai-fáa
trolley bus in Vietnamese
xe buýt điện, xe điện bánh hơi

Forms of trolley bus

pluraltrolley busses
pluraltrolley buses
alternative formtrolleybus

Questions about trolley bus

What does trolley bus mean?
Trolley bus means a bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.
What is trolley bus in Hindi?
Trolley bus in Hindi is ट्रॉलीबस (ṭrŏlības). See Trolley bus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is trolley bus?
Trolley bus is a noun.
What is the plural of trolley bus?
The plural of trolley bus is trolley busses.

Words near trolley bus in the dictionary

  1. trolleth
  2. trollette
  3. trollettes
  4. trolley
  5. trolley bag
  6. trolley bus
  7. trolley buses
  8. trolley busses
  9. trolley car
  10. trolley cars
  11. trolley dash

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