noun
1 ( esp. AmE ) large heavy vehicle ⇨ See also ↑ lorry
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , heavy , heavy-duty , huge , large
▪ light
▪
sales of cars and light ~s
▪ 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 ~ exploded.
▪ armoured/armored , army , gun ( AmE ), military
▪ moving ( AmE )
▪
A band of moving ~s hauls all of the furniture out of the house
▪ ice-cream ( AmE )
▪ monster
▪
a monster ~ rally
▪ toy
▪
Zach was playing with a toy ~ on the floor.
… OF TRUCKS
▪ convoy , fleet
VERB + TRUCK
▪ drive
▪ park
▪ load , unload
TRUCK + VERB
▪ drive , roll , rumble
▪
A convoy of heavy ~s rumbled past.
▪ carry sth , haul sth
▪
a ~ carrying sacks of vegetables
▪ park
▪
She heard the ~ 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