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dolly

How to use dolly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for dolly.

Editorial note

I had to take a canister to the local shop on a dolly just the other dayHuh.

Examples9
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

Meaning at a glance

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noun

conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

noun

conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects

noun

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dolly.

noun

conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

noun

conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects

noun

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

Example sentences

1

I had to take a canister to the local shop on a dolly just the other dayHuh.

2

Sort of like when you are pushing one of those rolling dolly's where all 4 wheels rotate independently.

3

It's certainly way better than the source video, but it's nothing close to what would come from a steadycam or dolly.

4

It used to be more about long takes and cinemaesque dolly shots that also give time to get immersed in the film.

5

Dropping $50-$60 on a tome feels like a better value if you have to wheel it out with a dolly, instead of slipping it in your pocket.

6

It seems a bit silly to use a video clip created with a 1k slow mo dolly and another 1k in video editing software.

7

We always had to be there to receive anyway, except it was a human with a dolly moving the boxes into the bay.

8

One of my startup ideas couple of years ago was cheap stabilized mini dolly/crane system for casual videographers.

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[2][1] An example of this would be the jigs I built for a battery backup system I did many years ago using heavy industrial batteries. I need a pad to rest the 150lb batteries on as well as a dolly to move the batteries. I just winged it and built something that ended up working pretty well out of 2x4's.

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How do you use dolly in a sentence?

I had to take a canister to the local shop on a dolly just the other dayHuh.

What does dolly mean?

conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

What part of speech is dolly?

dolly is commonly used as noun.