A wheeled platform or cart used to move heavy objects, or a wheeled device used in filmmaking for camera movement.
Possibly from a proper name or from 'doll' in the sense of a small wheeled object; variant spelling of 'dolly.'
Movie cameras on 'dolley' rigs revolutionized filmmaking—the simple wheel underneath made shots flow rather than jump, changing how humans experience stories.
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