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trolley pole

Noun

Meaning

A pair of trolley poles on a trolley bus
trolley pole (plural trolley poles)

A pole of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from an overhead wire to power a tram, streetcar or trolley bus.

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Examples

Modern trams often have an overhead pantograph mechanical linkage to connect to power, abandoning the trolley pole altogether. Source: Internet

P. 12 These trams, like virtually all others mentioned in this section, used either a trolley pole or a pantograph, to feed power from electric wires strung above the tram route. Source: Internet

The terms trolley pole and trolley wheel both derive from the troller. Source: Internet

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