dump trucknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʌmp ˌtrʌk/us/ˈdʌmp ˌtrʌk/US UK dumper trucka large truck for transporting heavy loads, with a back part that can be raised at one end so that its contents fall out
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Trucks, vans & caravans
- armored car
- armoured car
- bakkie
- bowser
- breakdown truck
- caravan
- Dormobile
- dustcart
- flatbed
- float
- heavy goods vehicle
- horse trailer
- JCB
- juggernaut
- lorry
- milk truck
- pantechnicon
- snowplough
- tender
- traction engine
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Examples from literature
- Dirt mover trucks had men holding fast to handholds, and there were men in the backs of the dump trucks.