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trolley wire

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trolley wire [′träl·ē ‚wīr]
(electricity)
The means by which power is conveyed to an electric trolley locomotive; it is an overhead wire which conducts power to the locomotive by the trolley pole.


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May 14, 1962 Trolley wires crashed down on Leeds Road near Deighton sparking several small explosions and damaging a bus, but the passengers escaped injur y.
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[end strikethrough] "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle which is self-propelled including a "moped", (and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails), but not including any [begin strikethrough]bicycle or "moped"[end strikethrough] vehicle moved solely by human power, motorized wheelchair or motorized bicycle.
 
 
 
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