tipper truck
- noun
- /ˈtɪpər trʌk/
- UK
:
camión volquete
- Several tipper trucks lined up at the quarry, waiting to be filled with sand.
Examples
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The construction crew used a tipper truck to deliver gravel to the building site.
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After unloading the soil with a tipper truck, the driver lowered the platform and drove away.
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The tipper truck arrived early in the morning.
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Can you drive a tipper truck?
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The construction crew used a tipper truck to deliver gravel to the building site.
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Several tipper trucks lined up at the quarry, waiting to be filled with sand.
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After unloading the soil with a tipper truck, the driver lowered the platform and drove away.
Synonyms
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2.3
A large truck with an open back that lifts to drop its load
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6.2
A truck with a bed that tilts to unload loose material like sand
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4.9
A truck that carries loose material and empties it by tipping its load
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3.7
A truck with a bed that tilts to unload loose materials like sand
A large truck with a back that lifts to pour out loose material like sand or gravel
How Easy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a truck whose bed tilts to discharge material' is directly compositional from 'tipper' (a vehicle whose bed tilts) combined with 'truck' (a large cargo vehicle). This clear functional naming pattern is cross-linguistically common (cf. 'dump truck') and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Tipper truck is named for how the truck unloads, because the tipper 'tips' the truck bed so the load falls out. That's why a tipper truck means a truck that can tilt its platform to dump sand, gravel, or waste.