单词 | plough truck |
释义 | > as lemmasplough truck plough truck n. (a) U.S. a two-wheeled attachment to a plough, sometimes with a seat for the ploughman to ride on; (b) North American a motor vehicle with a snow-clearing device attached to its front; a snowplough. ΚΠ 1868 Sci. Amer. 25 Jan. 62/1 The hinged share..of a snow plow, connected by means of a jointed rod or rods..with a crank or cranks..on the axle of the plow truck. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1748/2 Plow-truck, a riding attachment to a plow. 1912 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 22 Jan. (advt.) We sell..the ‘Winner’ Plow Truck. 1948 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. 5 The department..said all roads were open but called 800 plow-trucks and 1,200 men to duty. 2005 Daily Miner & News (Kenora, Ont.) (Nexis) 8 Jan. 12 Van Breda is using four graders, three plow trucks, three loader plows..and three sidewalk plows to clear the snow. < as lemmas |
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