watering cart
- noun
- UK
:
carro de riego
- The city deployed a watering cart to keep the roads clear of dust during construction.
Examples
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Every morning, a watering cart makes its way down the street, spraying water to settle the dirt.
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The park uses a watering cart to maintain clean and cool pathways during the summer.
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The watering cart sprayed water on the dusty road.
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A watering cart was used to clean the streets.
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Every morning, a watering cart makes its way down the street, spraying water to settle the dirt.
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The city deployed a watering cart to keep the roads clear of dust during construction.
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The park uses a watering cart to maintain clean and cool pathways during the summer.
Synonyms
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3.2
A large truck that carries and sprays water for roads, plants, or fires
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6.2
A vehicle like a truck that carries water to give to people or to spray on roads
A vehicle that carries water for people or to wet dusty roads
A big vehicle with a tank that carries and sprays water
A cart with a tank that carries and gives out water
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Morphology
The noun‑noun compound 'watering cart' is directly interpretable as a cart used for watering because 'watering' (wetting) modifies 'cart' (a wheeled vehicle), so the overall meaning — a vehicle for spraying or wetting surfaces — follows compositionally. This pattern is common in English and other languages (e.g., 'water cart', 'watering truck'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The name watering cart is very literal: it is a cart that does watering, with a tank and a sprinkler that drives along streets to 'spray' water, make the dust fall, and clean the road. That's why it means 'a vehicle with a tank and sprinkler used to spray roads or clean surfaces'.