What is "dump truck"

dump truck \dump" truck`\ n. a truck, usually with an open top, the carrying bopdy of which can be tilted so as to emptied its contents without handling.

Syn: dumper.

n. a heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo, having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground

n. 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 [syn: dumper, tipper truck, tipper lorry, tip truck, tipper]

A dump truck (or, UK, dumper/tipper truck) is a truck used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or dirt) for construction. A typical dump truck is equipped with an open-box bed, which is hinged at the rear and equipped with hydraulic pistons to lift the front, allowing the material in the bed to be deposited ("dumped") on the ground behind the truck at the site of delivery. In the UK, Australia and India the term applies to off-road construction plant only, and the road vehicle is known as a tipper, tipper lorry (UK) or tip truck (AU).

Dump truck may refer to:

• Dump truck for hauling loose material
• Dumptruck (band) for the 80s indie band
• Dumper, similar to a dump truck but carries the load in front
• Garbage truck for collecting refuse
• Haul truck an off-road vehicle used in mining

Dump Truck may refer to:

• Dump Truck, a song by Blind Melon on their album Soup
• Max the Dump Truck; see Non-rail vehicles (Thomas and Friends)
• The Dump Truck, a nickname of sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi
• "Dumptruck" Song by hip-hop group: Kinfolk Thugs
• A secure online cloud file storage service by Golden Frog.