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Synonyms of truck

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Another word for truck is lorry. Other synonyms of truck are goods wagon, freight wagon, goods carriage, freight carriage and goods truck.

Synonyms and similar words for truck

nounA heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods...

  • lorryA large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck.

nounA railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods.

  • goods wagonA railway wagon for carrying freight.
  • freight wagonSynonym of goods wagon.
  • goods carriageSynonym of truck (“a railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods”).
  • freight carriageSynonym of truck (“a railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods”).
  • goods truckSynonym of truck (“a railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods”).
  • freight truckSynonym of truck (“a railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods”).
  • freight carA railway wagon for carrying goods.

Meaning of truck

  1. noun A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
  2. noun The ball on top of a flagpole.
  3. noun On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck".

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Questions about synonyms of truck

What is another word for truck?
Truck has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lorry, goods wagon, freight wagon, goods carriage, freight carriage, goods truck, freight truck and freight car.
What does truck mean?
Truck means a small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

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