noun (FOR CARRYING)
/ˈtrɒl.i//ˈtrɑː.li/ [C] (plural trolleys or trollies)
Definition
•
UK (US cart) a small vehicle with two or four wheels that you push or pull to transport large or heavy objects on
a shopping trolley
The hospital is so overcrowded that some patients are being treated on trolleys in the corridors.
Why will supermarket trolleys never move in the direction that you push them in?
•
UK (US cart) a table on four small wheels with one or more shelves under it which is used for serving food or drinks
Betty almost ran me over with her tea trolley as I was walking into the office!
Every thirty minutes or so the flight attendant would wheel the drinks trolley down the aisle.
(Definition of trolley noun (FOR CARRYING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
No comments:
Post a Comment