What is the difference between a trolley and a dolly

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Follow me:. Dolly verb transitive To beat red-hot metal with a hammer. Dolly verb transitive To crush ore with a dolly. Dolly adjective Polari Pretty; attractive. Dolly noun A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.

Dolly noun A child's mane for a doll. Dolly noun conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted. Dolly noun conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects. Dolly noun a small replica of a person; used as a toy. Popular Comparisons. Adress vs. Comming vs. Label vs. Genius vs. Speech vs. Chief vs. Teat vs. Neice vs. Buisness vs. Beeing vs. Amature vs. Lieing vs. Preferred vs. Omage vs. Finally vs.

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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Cart, dray, trolley, dolly. Thread starter truce Start date Aug 9, Greetings, What is the best name for the device in the image?

Cart, dray, trolley, carriage or another name? US English, Palestinian Arabic bilingual. I think I would call that a "dolly" in American English. Hermione Golightly Senior Member London. I'd call it a trolley, a term that covers a variety of wheeled items with a handle to hold and transport goods of various sorts by pushing along.

The picture is a dolly. Highly-rated answerer. Now I know they are different. Thank you. You are welcome. Yes rubr is correct depends on what English British or American. Yes it's called a luggage cart. Sometimes there is no difference.