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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

• TIPPER LORRY (noun)

Sense 1

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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 lorry; tipper truck; tipper

Hypernyms ("tipper lorry" is a kind of...):

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)

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