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tiller truck

tiller truck noun: a type of firetruck, an aerial ladder truck that is articulated with a tillerman's position to steer the rear of the trailer into tight spaces.

Noun

tiller truck (plural tiller trucks)

  1. A type of firetruck, an aerial ladder truck that is articulated with a tillerman's position to steer the rear of the trailer into tight spaces.

Forms of tiller truck

pluraltiller trucks

Origin of tiller truck

From tiller + truck. From having rear-wheel steering similar to a boat's tiller.

Words formed from tiller truck

Questions about tiller truck

What does tiller truck mean?
Tiller truck means a type of firetruck, an aerial ladder truck that is articulated with a tillerman's position to steer the rear of the trailer into tight spaces.
What part of speech is tiller truck?
Tiller truck is a noun.
What is the plural of tiller truck?
The plural of tiller truck is tiller trucks.

Words near tiller truck in the dictionary

  1. tillandsioids
  2. tilled
  3. tiller
  4. tiller extension
  5. tiller extensions
  6. tiller truck
  7. tiller trucks
  8. tiller yoke
  9. tiller yokes
  10. tiller-beam
  11. tiller-beams

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