dump truck
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dump truck
n.
A heavy-duty truck having a bed that tilts backward to dump loose material.
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dump truck
or dumper-truckn
1. (Automotive Engineering) a small truck used on building sites, having a load-bearing container at the front that can be tipped up to unload the contents
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dump′ truck`
or dump′truck`,
n.
a usu. open-topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents.
[1925–30]
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| Noun | 1. |  dump truck - 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 gravitymotortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling |
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dump truck
n → Kipper m
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dump truck
n (also dumper truck) → autocarro con cassone ribaltabileCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995