trolley pole

English

Etymology

A trolley wheel (a wheel that trolls along a wire) at the end of a pole.

Noun

A pair of trolley poles on a trolley bus

trolley pole (plural trolley poles)

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

See also

• bow collector
• pantograph

Further reading

• trolley pole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:trolley poles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons