Concept cluster: Recreation > Trucks or heavy vehicles
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18-wheeler
n
A big rig truck: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.
all-cargo
adj
that only carries cargo, and no passengers
armored truck
n
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of armoured truck [A truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which possesses armour against light firearms.]
artic
n
(informal) Abbreviation of articulated lorry; A semi-trailer truck. [(Britain) A tractor-trailer or big rig, consisting of a semi-trailer and a semitruck pulling it; in American English referred to as semi-trailer truck or 18-wheeler.]
articulated lorry
n
(Britain) A tractor-trailer or big rig, consisting of a semi-trailer and a semitruck pulling it; in American English referred to as semi-trailer truck or 18-wheeler.
auto transport truck
n
a truck that carries other motor vehicles
autotransporter
n
A car transporter.
baggageman
n
(US) A railway employee who was in charge of the baggage car, storing and retrieving passenger's baggage and sometimes handling mail.
banana bus
n
(Australia, informal) an articulated bus
banksman
n
(UK, civil engineering) The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached.
belly dumper
n
A type of dump truck that unloads through a dump gate at the bottom of the trailer.
big rig
n
(informal) A large truck, an 18-wheeler.
black car
n
A hearse
bloodmobile
n
A vehicle outfitted to collect blood from donors.
boat truck
n
(theater) A low wheeled platform used to move scenery.
bobtail
n
The tractor unit of a semi-truck without a trailer
bowser
n
A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
breakdown lorry
n
(chiefly UK) A tow truck.
Brink's truck
n
(US) A secure truck, of the Brink's company, that carries bullion and cash.
busman
n
(dated) A person employed to drive a bus.
caboose
n
(slang, sports) The person or team in last place.
camion
n
A truck or wagon, especially one used to transport ordnance.
car transporter
n
a car carrier
caravan
n
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
caravanette
n
A campervan.
cargon
n
(New Zealand, transport) A type of wheeled pallet used for movement of goods without the need of a forklift.
Carrier
n
Synonym of English Carrier
carryall
n
(US) Any of several types of automobile, usually a station wagon or van built on a truck chassis.
charrus
n
Alternative form of carrus [(uncommon, historical) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.]
chauf
n
(dated, informal) A chauffeur.
coach driver
n
(UK, Australia) A person employed to drive a coach (long-distance bus).
coachbuilder
n
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
container
n
(transport) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
crash trolley
n
(UK, emergency medicine) crash cart
cruck
n
A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.
decotora
n
A genre of Japanese big trucks, which are customized by their owner-operators into graphic and sculptural displays of their creativity, and cruise the roads of Japan hauling loads.
divvy van
n
(Victoria, Australia; slang) A police van. In other parts of Australia, a paddy wagon.
dormobile
n
A campervan.
drive truck
v
(trucking, colloquial) To drive a semi truck.
dumper truck
n
A dump truck
eighteen-wheeler
n
Alternative spelling of 18-wheeler. [A big rig truck: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.]
evacuchair
n
A rudimentary stairchair used to transport handicapped people, and others in need, up and down stairs in an emergency usually attached to stairwells.
flag carrier
n
(business) A transportation company, such as a shipping or airline company, that is registered in a given state
flatbed
n
An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.
flatbed truck
n
A form of such a truck adapted or designed specifically as a tow truck or for transporting other vehicles.
fleetside
n
A pickup truck having flat bedsides (outside quarter panels). The rear quarter panels are flat and run lengthways along the wheel-well openings. Excludes both stepside and styleside truck bed styles.
float
n
(automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
gaylord
n
(Canada, US) A large carton that fits on a pallet, used for transporting goods.
gearman
n
Someone who is responsible for the maintenance of equipment belonging to a shipping company, railroad, trucking company, or colliery.
hand truck
n
An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.
heavy-duty vehicle
n
A bus or truck designed for heavy work.
hot truck
n
(US) A vehicle from which hot (and sometimes also cold) food can be purchased.
infantry fighting vehicle
n
(military) An armoured combat vehicle designed to carry infantry soldiers and provide fire support for them.
juggernaut
n
(Britain, Ireland, sometimes derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
jump seat
n
(colloquial) An extra seat in an aircraft cabin or cockpit for someone other than a passenger.
lengthman
n
(historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of road or railway.
liftman
n
A person employed to operate a lift.
lorried
adj
Of a military unit, etc.: equipped with lorries.
lorry
n
(chiefly British) A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
lowboy
n
(trucking): A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.
Mack truck
n
A semi-trailer of any brand.
manhaul
n
A truck with two long benches in the back (oriented the long way) for people to sit on.
megacarrier
n
(transport) A freight transport company offering many shipment methods, such as rail, truck, and air service.
minitruck
n
(US) A compact pickup truck designed for light duty.
motorcaravan
n
alternative form of motor caravan [A motorised caravan; camper, motor home, recreational vehicle]
motorhome
n
Alternative spelling of motor home [A type of recreational vehicle, a self-propelled structure built on a truck or bus chassis containing living accommodations.]
motorman
n
(dated) A man who controls a motor.
moving box
n
a box for transporting household goods during relocation
moving truck
n
(US) a removal van
moving van
n
(US) a removal van
nutting truck
n
(US, United States Postal Service terminology) A flat cart with four wheels, one in the center or corner of each side, upon which trays of mail may be stacked for transport.
omnibusman
n
(archaic) A person employed to drive a bus.
overhead
n
A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
paddy wagon
n
A police van for transporting prisoners.
panel truck
n
(US, Canada) A small delivery truck with a fully enclosed body.
panelvan
n
Alternative spelling of panel van [A large van without side windows or rear seats, with a chassis too big for a car; compare car-body van.]
passenger
n
(informal, chiefly UK) Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
passion wagon
n
(slang) Synonym of fuckmobile (“a vehicle used for sexual intercourse”)
people mover
n
(Australia, informal) A car with a higher than normal passenger capacity, typically eight or nine passengers.
pick up truck
n
Alternative spelling of pickup truck [(chiefly Canada, US) A light truck with an open cargo bed.]
pickup
n
(US, Canada) A pickup truck.
pickup truck
n
(chiefly Canada, US) A light truck with an open cargo bed.
piggyback
adj
Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
pod
n
A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.
portainer
n
A crane for moving shipping containers.
prime mover
n
(US) A military or heavy construction vehicle.
recovery truck
n
A tow truck, recovery vehicle.
refrigerator truck
n
A van or truck designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures.
rego
n
(uncountable, colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) Registration for a motor vehicle.
removal van
n
(UK) An enclosed vehicle which is used for moving furniture and other belongings when moving house.
roller bed
n
A lorry deck fitted with rollers to facilitate loading and unloading, often of pallets and aircraft cargo containers.
sack truck
n
A two-wheeled vehicle used for moving sacks and other heavy items.
sacktruck
n
Alternative form of sack truck [A two-wheeled vehicle used for moving sacks and other heavy items.]
semi
n
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
semi rig
n
A tractor-trailer
semi truck
n
An 18-wheeler.
semi-tractor
n
The tractor component of a semi-trailer truck or articulated lorry.
semi-trailer truck
n
A tractor-trailer or big rig, consisting of a semi-trailer and a semitruck pulling it.
semi-truck
n
Alternative form of semi truck [An 18-wheeler.]
semitruck
n
Alternative form of semi truck [An 18-wheeler.]
serial killer van
n
(humorous) A windowless van.
serial-killer van
n
Alternative form of serial killer van [(humorous) A windowless van.]
shipping container
n
(international commerce) A standardized reusable steel box used for the storage and transportation of materials and products within a freight transport system.
sin bin
n
(US, Australia, colloquial) Synonym of fuck truck: A panel van with a mattress in the back.
single-wide
n
(US) A trailer measuring eighteen feet or less in width and ninety feet or less in length, able to be towed as a single unit.
slideout
n
A section of a recreational vehicle that can be extended from the main body of the vehicle when parked to form a separate room.
stringer
n
A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
swap body
n
(transport, freight) A demountable body, a type of freight container which can be transported by road or rail.
tautliner
n
A curtain-sided truck or trailer.
taximan
n
A male taxi driver.
teamster
n
(US) A person who drives a cargo truck (see Teamster).
tilly
n
(UK) A small open-backed truck.
tipper
n
A goods vehicle with a tippable body, used for carrying loose materials such as gravel or rubble; a tipper truck or lorry.
tow truck
n
A motor vehicle typically equipped with winches, chains, and related equipment, and used to tow disabled vehicles.
tow-truck
n
Alternative form of tow truck [A motor vehicle typically equipped with winches, chains, and related equipment, and used to tow disabled vehicles.]
towaway
n
The process of towing away a vehicle.
trackwoman
n
(US, rail transport) A female railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
tractor
n
(US) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
tractor trailer
n
alternative form of tractor-trailer [A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.]
trailer
n
(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
trailer truck
n
(US, dated) A semi-tractor truck.
travel trailer
n
(US) Synonym of trailer (“a caravan”)
troop carrier
n
A vehicle of any kind for transporting soldiers.
truck
n
(countable, uncountable, US, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods.
truck bay
n
A platform where trucks load and unload.
truckbed
n
The bed (load-supporting platform) of a truck.
trucklet
n
A small, compact truck.
truckyard
n
A yard where trucks are loaded and unloaded.
turnboy
n
(East Africa) An assistant to the driver of public transport or a truck.
van
v
(transitive) To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
vanbulance
n
A compact ambulance in the form of a van.
vanette
n
A small van.
vanman
n
A person employed to transport goods in a van or wagon.
waggonage
n
Alternative form of wagonage [A fee paid for transportation by wagon.]
waggonload
n
Alternative spelling of wagonload [The amount that can be loaded onto a wagon.]
wagonload
n
The load of a wagon.
walkie
n
A pallet truck, beside which the operator must walk.
wheelman
n
(automotive) A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise.
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