truck dump body

  • 1dump body — A large truck s metal body which is generally hinged at rear and dumped by hydraulic means. The size is generally given in cubic yard water level capacity …

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  • 2dump body — noun : a motor truck or trailer body that can be manipulated to discharge its contents by gravity …

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  • 3Dump truck — For other uses, see Dump truck (disambiguation). A dump truck (or, UK, dumper truck) is a truck used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or dirt) for construction. A typical dump truck is equipped with a hydraulically operated… …

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  • 4dump 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 (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑dumper, ↑tipper truck, ↑tipper lorry, ↑tip truck, ↑tipper •… …

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  • 5dump trailer — noun : a truck trailer with a dump body …

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  • 6Grapple truck — is a term used to described a truck that has a grapple loader mounted to its frame which is used for loading and sometimes hauling bulky waste. A grapple loader is defined by ANSI Z245.1 as:“a hydro mechanical device able to rotate on an axis… …

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  • 7dump truck — dump′ truck or dump′truck n. trs a usu. open topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents • Etymology: 1925–30 …

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  • 8dump — n. & v. n. 1 a a place for depositing rubbish. b a heap of rubbish. 2 colloq. an unpleasant or dreary place. 3 Mil. a temporary store of ammunition, provisions, etc. 4 an accumulated pile of ore, earth, etc. 5 Computing a a printout of stored… …

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  • 9dump truck — noun Date: circa 1924 an automotive truck for the transportation of bulk material that has a body which tilts to dump its contents …

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  • 10dump truck — a usually open topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents, as sand or gravel, through an open tailgate. Also, dumptruck. [1925 30, Amer.] * * * …

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