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trolley

noun

A large metal basket on wheels that shoppers push around a supermarket, mainly in British English.

Example sentences

  • “She loaded the trolley with groceries for the whole week.”
  • “Please return your trolley to the bay when you're done.”
  • “The trolley had one wheel that kept turning sideways.”

Americans call this a 'shopping cart'. In American English, 'trolley' usually means a streetcar that runs on rails.

Synonyms for trolley

  • shopping cart

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