autotruck

Definitions

A truck (type of motor vehicle).

archaic

Examples

“While the manufacturers of automobiles have⟳ in the last⟳ few years dreaded an over-production of pleasure cars, and have⟳ even hinted at a gradual restriction of the output for fear the wonderful boom might begin⟳ to decline⟳, they all agree⟳ that the demand⟳ for the autotruck must continue⟳ indefinitely until nearly all heavy vehicles drawn by horses are displaced.”

“An invited passenger in an autotruck must use⟳ reasonable diligence in apprehending danger of collision with a street car and in avoiding it, if practicable.”

“They require⟳ a little larger tax on the autotruck, because it is a little harder on the road, and more benefits accrue from its use⟳; but they do not require⟳ a certificate of convenience and necessity.”

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