laundry truck
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈlɔːndri trʌk/
- US
:
camión de lavandería
- We always leave our laundry outside for the laundry truck to collect.
- drove a laundry truck
Examples
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My father drove a laundry truck for 35 years.
Blog text (16) -
Now, what about the laundry truck?
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I drove a laundry truck so my family could eat.
Academic text (2003) -
When does the laundry truck arrive?
Fiction book (1996) -
You don't wanna miss the laundry truck.
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The laundry truck picked up our clothes on Monday morning.
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Every day, the laundry truck delivers freshly cleaned items to our apartment building.
Synonyms
181
3.0
A small truck with an open back for carrying goods
76
2.5
A small truck with an open back for carrying goods
16
2.5
A vehicle like a van that carries packages to customers
3
1.8
A van that carries goods to customers
2
3.9
A van with solid sides used to carry goods for delivery
A small truck used to carry goods short distances
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'laundry' (washed clothes/textiles) with 'truck' (a vehicle for carrying cargo), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a vehicle used for laundry. This type of noun–noun compound follows a common and cross-linguistically familiar compositional pattern, making the sense immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Laundry truck paints a simple picture of a truck full of baskets of laundry going from people's homes to a laundry shop and back. So, it means 'a van or truck used to collect and deliver laundry'.