trolley (B2)
noun
Pronunciation: ˈtrɒli
Definition
A large metal basket on wheels, used for carrying groceries in a supermarket.
Examples
He loaded the heavy items into the trolley.
Please return your trolley to the designated area after use.
The supermarket was so busy that the trolleys were hard to find.
How to Use trolley
- trolley problem (collocation)
- A thought experiment in ethics about a runaway trolley that must be directed onto a different track to save more lives, at the cost of one. — "The trolley problem forces us to consider the morality of sacrificing one life to save many."
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