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dolly

[dol-ee] / ˈdɒl i /
NOUN
handtruck
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It’s telling that while Mr. Deakins takes pains to praise his longtime gaffer, key grip, dolly grip, best boy and more, he never bothers to define those roles for the lay reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Brook can be excused for his flying drop of Jamal at gully, but Shoaib Bashir’s miss of the same man at long leg was a dolly.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

“I put it on a dolly and poke holes in it and then pour hot water into it so the water goes onto the ice,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Yorgos really likes the Rainer Werner Fassbinder films where the dolly moves and it zooms in and out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

I look at my mother and let the dolly fall to the ground.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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