dump truck
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Noun (1)
- truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravitySynonyms: dumpertipper trucktipper lorrytip trucktipperType of truck, motortruck
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
dump′ truck′ noun
a truck, usually with an open top, the carrying body of which can be tilted so as to emptied its contents without handling. Syn. — dumper.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5