dump-car

A dump-car unloads gravel at a construction site.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A vehicle with a bed that can be tilted: "dump-car" refers to a type of railway car or truck with a body that can be tilted or opened to discharge its load (such as earth, rocks, or garbage) by gravity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The construction company used a dump-car to transport gravel from the quarry. (A vehicle with a tilting bed for unloading materials.)
  • Workers filled the dump-car with debris before sending it to the landfill. (A railway car designed for easy discharge of waste.)

Advanced Usage

• "dump-car" in railway contexts: In rail transport, a "dump-car" is often a specialized freight car with doors or a tilting mechanism for unloading bulk materials quickly.
  • The train consisted of twenty dump-cars carrying coal to the power plant. (The cars were designed to dump their contents at the destination.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dump-truck (n): a similar vehicle, typically a motor truck with a hydraulic bed that tilts to dump its load.

  • The dump-truck arrived at the construction site to deliver sand. (A motorized version of a dump-car.)

• Dumper (n): a general term for a vehicle or container used for dumping loads.

  • The dumper tipped its load into the pit. (A machine that unloads by tipping.)

Synonyms

• Tipping car: a railway car that tips to discharge its load.
• Hopper car: a railway car with doors in the bottom for unloading (though hopper cars often use gravity without tilting).

Related Idioms

• To dump on someone (informal): to criticize or burden someone unfairly.
  • He always dumps on his coworkers when things go wrong. (He blames or criticizes them excessively.)