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Meaning of dump truck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈdʌmpˌtɹʌk/

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A large pair of buttocks.
    slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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