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dump truck

–noun
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.


Origin:
1925–30, Americanism
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dump truck  
n.  A heavy-duty truck having a bed that tilts backward to dump loose material.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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