TIPPER TRUCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tipper truck mean? 

• TIPPER TRUCK (noun)
  The noun TIPPER TRUCK has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: TIPPER TRUCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIPPER TRUCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dump truck; dumper; tip truck; tipper; tipper lorry; tipper truck

Hypernyms ("tipper truck" is a kind of...):

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)