dump truck

n. A heavy-duty truck having a bed that tilts backward to dump loose material.

dump truck

or dumper-truckn1. (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

dump′ truck`

or dump′truck`,

n. a usu. open-topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents. [1925–30]

Thesaurus

Noun

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 gravitydumper, tip truck, tipper lorry, tipper truck, tippermotortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

Translations

benneавтосамосвалсамосвал

Dump Truck

dump truck

[′dəmp ‚trək] (engineering) A motor or hand-propelled truck for hauling and dumping loose materials, equipped with a body that discharges its contents by gravity.

Dump Truck

a self-unloading truck, trailer, or semitrailer. There are two basic types of dump trucks—those with a bunker-type tilting bed and an inclined floor and those with powered unloading, for example, by means of a screw conveyor. Dump trucks with tilting beds are most common. Telescope-type hydraulic lifts are most often used to tilt the beds. In the USSR, dump trucks use lot-produced chassis and have load capacities of 3.5 to 10 tons; dump trucks used in quarries have capacities of 27 tons, 40 tons, and more.

dump truck

Any type of truck whose body can be tilted to discharge its load.

See DPTRK

dump truck

noun

Synonyms for dump truck

noun truck whose contents can be emptied without handling

Synonyms

dumper
tip truck
tipper lorry
tipper truck
tipper

Related Words

motortruck
truck

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