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TIPPER LORRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tipper lorry mean?
• TIPPER LORRY (noun)
The noun TIPPER LORRY has 1 sense:
1. truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
Familiarity information: TIPPER LORRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dump truck; dumper; tip truck; tipper; tipper lorry; tipper truck
Hypernyms ("tipper lorry" is a kind of...):
motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
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