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trolley bus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
trol-ley bus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

trolley busses (plural) trolley buses (plural) trolleybus (alternative)

Phrases

electric bus light rail trolley car

Frequently Paired Words

bus cablecar electric bus light rail tram trolley car

Questions

What does trolley bus mean?
A bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.

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