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• dumptruck

発音

• IPA: /ˈdʌmpˌtɹʌk/, /ˈdʌmpˌt͡ʃɹʌk/

名詞

dump truck (plural dump trucks)

1. A heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo (e.g., soil, gravel, grain), having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground via dumping.

   Synonyms: dumper truck, tipper (UK), tipper truck (UK), tip truck (UK, Australia)

   Hypernyms: truck, lorry < motor vehicle < vehicle

   Coordinate terms: tractor-trailer, semi-trailer truck, semi, rig; tanker truck, tank truck; pickup truck; fire truck, firetruck

   • 2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60:

     Specialised long-reach excavators with a clamshell grab then reach though the openings to lift the spoil to the surface, which is then deposited in articulated dump trucks (ADTs).

2. (slang) A large pair of buttocks.

   Synonyms: dumpy, cake, back, junk in the trunk; see also Thesaurus:buttocks

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