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dump truck

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.

Equivalents

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Azərbaycan diliözüboşaldan
Ελληνικάανατρεπόμενο
Hausatifa
Հայերենինքնաթափ
ÍslenskaBúkolla
한국어덤프트럭
Македонскикипер
Nederlandskiepwagen
Polskiwywrotka
Русскийсамосвал
Српскиkiperкипер
Svenskadumper
Türkçedamper
Українськавантажівка
Tiếng Việtxe ben

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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