dump truck
/ˈdʌmpˌtɹʌk/
dump truck noun: 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.
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Noun
dump truck (plural dump trucks)
- 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.
- 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).2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60
- Synonyms:
- dumper truck, tipper, tipper truck, tip truck
- A large pair of buttocks.
- Synonyms:
- dumpy, cake, back, junk in the trunk, 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, backside
dump truck meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
dump truck in Hindi
- heavy truck for carrying loose, bulk cargo
- डंप ट्रक ḍamp ṭrak
dump truck in Tamil
- கொட்டுப் பாரவண்டி
dump truck in Urdu
- heavy truck for carrying loose, bulk cargo
- ڈمپ ٹرک ḍamp ṭrak
dump truck in Arabic
- heavy truck for carrying loose, bulk cargo
- شَاحِنَة تَفْرِيغ šāḥinat tafrīḡ
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- dump truck in Persian
- کامیون کمپرسی kâmiyon-e komperesi, کمپرسی komperesi, دامپتراک dâmp-terâk
- dump truck in Vietnamese
- xe ben
Synonyms of dump truck
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Forms of dump truck
| plural | dump trucks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dumptruck |
Questions about dump truck
- What does dump truck mean?
- Dump truck means 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.
- What is dump truck in Hindi?
- Dump truck in Hindi is डंप ट्रक (ḍamp ṭrak). See Dump truck meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dump truck?
- Dump truck is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dump truck?
- Dump truck is pronounced /ˈdʌmpˌtɹʌk/.
- What is the plural of dump truck?
- The plural of dump truck is dump trucks.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dump truck (page history and authors); dump truck (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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