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7 words match “ROLLEY”

ROLLEY n.
A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine. Tomlison.
TROLLEY CAR n.
A motor car to which the current is conveyed by means of a trolley.
TROLLEY WIRE n.
A heavy conducting wire on which the trolley car runs and from which it receives the current.
TROLLEY; TROLLY n. 2 definitions
A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like. [Eng.]
JIB n.
Written also gib boom.] -- Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load. -- Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door. -- Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib- headed topsail. -- Jib tops…
TRAMRAIL n.
An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop.
TROLL n.
A trolley. Troll plate (Mach.), a rotative disk with spiral ribs or grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck, can be brought together or spread radially.