truck

truck
noun
1 (esp. AmE) large heavy vehicle ⇨ See also ↑lorry
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, heavy, heavy-duty, huge, large
▪ light
▪

sales of cars and light trucks

▪ 17-ton, etc.
▪ diesel
▪ refrigerated
▪ articulated, trailer (AmE)
▪ flatbed, open, pickup
▪ full-size, semi (both AmE)
▪ cargo (AmE), commercial, delivery, transport
▪ mail (AmE)
▪ breakdown (BrE), cement, dump (AmE), dumper (BrE), farm, forklift, logging, tow (AmE)
▪ fire (AmE)
▪ garbage (AmE), refuse (BrE)
▪ fuel, tanker
▪

Behind them, the fuel truck exploded.

▪ armoured/armored, army, gun (AmE), military
▪ moving (AmE)
▪

A band of moving trucks hauls all of the furniture out of the house

▪ ice-cream (AmE)
▪ monster
▪

a monster truck rally

▪ toy
▪

Zach was playing with a toy truck on the floor.

… OF TRUCKS
▪ convoy, fleet
VERB + TRUCK
▪ drive
▪ park
▪ load, unload
TRUCK + VERB
▪ drive, roll, rumble
▪

A convoy of heavy trucks rumbled past.

▪ carry sth, haul sth
▪

a truck carrying sacks of vegetables

▪ park
▪

She heard the truck parking in front of the building.

TRUCK + NOUN
▪ driver
▪ stop (AmE)
▪ bed (AmE), cab, chassis, tyre/tire
▪ convoy, fleet
▪ load (usually truckload)
▪ bomb
2 (BrE) open wagon pulled by train
ADJECTIVE
▪ railway
▪ cattle, coal, goods
VERB + TRUCK
▪ pull

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