truck : Idioms & Phrases

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aerial ladder truck

  • noun a fire engine carrying ladders
    aerial ladder truck.
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delivery truck

  • noun a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
    delivery van; delivery truck.
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dump truck

  • noun 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 gravity
    dump truck; tipper; tipper lorry; tip truck; dumper.
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fire truck

  • noun any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
    fire engine.
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garbage truck

  • noun a truck for collecting domestic refuse
    dustcart.
    • in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart
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Garden truck

  • noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
    green goods; produce; green groceries.
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  • vegetables raised for market. Colloq. U. S.
  • vegetables raised for the market. Colloq.
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hand truck

  • noun a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
    truck.
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Hose carriage, cart, ∨ truck

  • a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
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ladder truck

  • noun a fire engine carrying ladders
    aerial ladder truck.
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laundry truck

  • noun van that picks up and delivers laundry
    • a laundry truck stops by every week
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panel truck

  • noun a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
    delivery van; delivery truck.
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pickup truck

  • noun a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
    pickup.
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Pony truck

  • (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two wheels.
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sound truck

  • noun a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising
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tip truck

  • noun 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 gravity
    dump truck; tipper; tipper lorry; tip truck; dumper.
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tipper truck

  • noun 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 gravity
    dump truck; tipper; tipper lorry; tip truck; dumper.
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tow truck

  • noun a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
    tow car; wrecker.
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trailer truck

  • noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
    trailer truck; tractor trailer; semi; articulated lorry; rig.
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truck bed

  • noun the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer
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truck dealer

  • noun a firm that sells and buys trucks
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truck driver

  • noun someone who drives a truck as an occupation
    teamster; trucker.
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truck farm

  • noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market
    truck farm.
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Truck farming

  • noun growing vegetables for the market
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  • raising vegetables for market: market gardening. Colloq. U. S.
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truck garden

  • noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market
    truck farm.
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truck stop

  • noun a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers
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truck traffic

  • noun trucks coming and going
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trucking company

  • noun a company that ships goods or possessions by truck
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trucking industry

  • noun an industry that provides transportation for commercial products
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trucking rig

  • noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
    trailer truck; tractor trailer; semi; articulated lorry; rig.
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