"desert dolly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desert dollies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} desert dolly (plural desert dollies)
  1. (film) A wheeled platform for moving heavy lamps over difficult terrain. Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-desert_dolly-en-noun-l87azWAZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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