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motortruck

motortruck

2.8
A large vehicle that carries goods
  • noun
  • /ˈmoʊtərˌtrʌk/
  • Archaic
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  • He learned to drive a motortruck when he was eighteen.

Examples

  • After the storm, a large motortruck removed the fallen trees from the road.

  • The motortruck delivered supplies to the construction site.

  • The company uses a motortruck to deliver supplies to all its stores.

  • Many motortrucks are used for long-distance shipping.

  • The delivery arrived early in the morning, brought by a large motortruck filled with supplies.

  • They used a motortruck to transport the furniture to their new home.

  • The construction site was busy, with several motortrucks unloading materials throughout the day.

Synonyms

truck
vsmotortruck
  • US
∞ 1.0

Large heavy vehicle that carries goods or equipment on roads

is the more technical or formal name for the same vehicle
lorry
vsmotortruck
  • UK
11 3.5

A large vehicle like a truck that carries heavy loads

is the broader nonregional term for the same automotive goods vehicle

How Big

motortruck
  • Archaic
2.8
van
676 1.0

Surface Forms

motortruck singular
motortrucks plural

Morphology

motortruck = motor + truck (transparent) = motor + truck

The compound combines two common nouns with the expected meaning 'a truck powered by a motor', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Motortruck is made of two simple parts: motor, meaning 'engine' or the part that makes things move, and truck, a large vehicle for carrying 'goods'. So a motortruck is simply a truck with an engine for moving goods.