TROLLEYBUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires

Synonyms:

trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trolleybus" is a kind of...):

autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport)

Meronyms (parts of "trolleybus"):

electric motor (a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)

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