OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34504

dump truck

/ˈdʌmpˌtɹʌk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
camión de volteo • dompe • dumper • tolva • volqueta • volquete
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).
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