(cf platform lorry
101float — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. b get afloat or set (a stranded ship) afloat. 2 intr. move with a liquid or current of air; drift (the clouds floated… …
102stake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stout stick or post sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support, boundary mark, etc. 2 hist. a the post to which a person was tied to be burnt alive. b (prec. by the) death by burning as a punishment (was… …
103tip truck — noun 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 • Syn: ↑dump truck, ↑dumper, ↑tipper truck, ↑tipper lorry, ↑tipper • Derivationally… …
104tipper truck — noun 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 • Syn: ↑dump truck, ↑dumper, ↑tipper lorry, ↑tip truck, ↑tipper • Derivationally… …
105trailer — n. 1 a person or thing that trails. 2 a series of brief extracts from a film etc., used to advertise it in advance. 3 a vehicle towed by another, esp.: a the rear section of an articulated lorry. b an open cart. c a platform for transporting a… …
