Definition of trolleybus Trolleybus

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What does trolleybus mean?

Noun Plural: trolleybuses
trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
		trolley coach, trackless trolley
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trolleybus
A bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.

A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus, which get its power for the electric engine from a pair of powerlines, which is above the street. Trolleybuses get the power though 2 poles called "trolley poles".

A trolleybus does not have a normal engine which uses oil. So trolleybuses are much clearner and quiter than "normal" buses.

Trolleybues do not use tracks, so they are more flexible than trams.