tipper lorry
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Definition
Noun: A large motor vehicle designed to transport goods, equipped with a hydraulically powered open-bed body that can be tilted at an angle to allow its load to be discharged (or "dumped") quickly and efficiently by gravity, without the need for manual unloading.
Usage
This term specifically refers to the vehicle itself. It is used to describe a truck primarily used in construction, mining, and waste management for transporting loose materials like sand, gravel, or demolition rubble.
Examples
- The construction site ordered a tipper lorry to remove the excavated soil.
- A tipper lorry delivered a full load of gravel for the new driveway.
- The council's waste collection fleet includes several tipper lorries.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in logistical or operational contexts to specify the type of transport required for bulk materials.
- It can be part of compound nouns in industry-specific documentation, such as "tipper lorry hire" or "tipper lorry driver."
Variants and Related Words
- Tipper truck (noun): A direct synonym, more commonly used in American English.
- Dump truck (noun): The most common equivalent term in North American English.
- Dumper (noun): A common informal shortening, especially in British English (e.g., "He drives a dumper.").
- Tip (verb): The action performed by the lorry (e.g., "The driver will tip the load here.").
Synonyms
- Dump truck
- Dumper truck
- Tipper truck
Related Idioms or Phrases
- (To be) on the back of a tipper lorry: An informal British expression meaning something is very common, cheap, or of low quality, implying it could be mass-produced and transported indiscriminately.
- Example: "You can buy a watch like that on the back of a tipper lorry."
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