grittern.

Brit.

/ˈɡrɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈɡrɪdər/

Etymology: < grit v. + -er suffix¹.

A vehicle or machine which spreads grit (sand, salt, etc.) on roads, to improve road-holding in slippery conditions; a gritting lorry.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > gritting lorry

gritter1940

salt-spreader1951

1940 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) 6052 Gritter, a mechanical device for scattering a thin covering of grit, sand or shingle on the surface of a road.

1976 Oxf. Times 31 Dec. 24 The gritters were out again on Wednesday treating minor roads where there are steep hills.

1980 J. Wainwright Dominoes i. 7 The snow muffled the grinding and gear-changing of ploughs and gritters hauling themselves up the slope of some distant road.

1986 Financial Times 1 Apr. 1/1 Gritters were out in Derbyshire as heavy snow affected main routes and speed limits were imposed on the M6 in Cumbria.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gritter
释义	grittern. Brit. /ˈɡrɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɡrɪdər/ Etymology: < grit v. + -er suffix¹. A vehicle or machine which spreads grit (sand, salt, etc.) on roads, to improve road-holding in slippery conditions; a gritting lorry. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > gritting lorry gritter1940 salt-spreader1951 1940 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) 6052 Gritter, a mechanical device for scattering a thin covering of grit, sand or shingle on the surface of a road. 1976 Oxf. Times 31 Dec. 24 The gritters were out again on Wednesday treating minor roads where there are steep hills. 1980 J. Wainwright Dominoes i. 7 The snow muffled the grinding and gear-changing of ploughs and gritters hauling themselves up the slope of some distant road. 1986 Financial Times 1 Apr. 1/1 Gritters were out in Derbyshire as heavy snow affected main routes and speed limits were imposed on the M6 in Cumbria. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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