Dump truck
/ˈdʌmpˌtɹʌk/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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.
"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)."
- 2 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 wordnet
- 3 A large pair of buttocks. slang
Example
More 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)."