Truck Definition–noun | 1. | any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. | | 2. | any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects. | | 3. | Also called hand truck. a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc. | | 4. | a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly. | | 5. | a tiered framework on casters. | | 6. | a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc. | | 7. | Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted. | | 8. | British. a freight car having no top. | | 9. | a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages. | | 10. | Nautical. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards. | –verb (used with object) | 11. | to transport by truck. | –verb (used without object) | 14. | to convey articles or goods on a truck. | –adjective | 17. | of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires. | |
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Camper Definition–noun | 1. | a person who camps out for recreation, esp. in the wilderness. | | 2. | a person who attends a summer camp or day camp. | | 3. | Also called pickup camper, truck camper. a trucklike vehicle, van, or trailer that is fitted or suitable for recreational camping, or a pickup truck on which a structure fitted for camping is mounted. | –verb (used without object) | 4. | to travel and live in a vehicular camper: We're going to camper for two weeks during our vacation. | |
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Shell Definition–noun | 1. | a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. | | 2. | any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or less concave or hollow. | | 3. | the material constituting any of various coverings of this kind. | | 4. | the hard exterior of an egg. | | 5. | the usually hard, outer covering of a seed, fruit, or the like, as the hard outside portion of a nut, the pod of peas, etc. | | 6. | a hard, protecting or enclosing case or cover. | | 7. | an attitude or manner of reserve that usually conceals one's emotions, thoughts, etc.: One could not penetrate his shell. | | 8. | a hollow projectile for a cannon, mortar, etc., filled with an explosive charge designed to explode during flight, upon impact, or after penetration. | | 9. | a metallic cartridge used in small arms and small artillery pieces. | | 10. | a metal or paper cartridge, as for use in a shotgun. | | 11. | a cartridgelike pyrotechnic device that explodes in the air. | | 12. | shells, Italian Cookery. small pieces of pasta having the shape of a shell. | | 13. | the lower pastry crust of a pie, tart, or the like, baked before the filling is added. | | 14. | Computers. a program providing a menu-driven or graphical user interface designed to simplify use of the operating system, as in loading application programs. | | 15. | Physics. | a. | any of up to seven energy levels on which an electron may exist within an atom, the energies of the electrons on the same level being equal and on different levels being unequal. | | b. | a group of nucleons of approximately the same energy. | | | 16. | a light, long, narrow racing boat, for rowing by one or more persons. | | 17. | the outer part of a finished garment that has a lining, esp. a detachable lining. | | 18. | a woman's sleeveless blouse or sweater, esp. one meant for wear under a suit jacket. | | 19. | Nautical. the plating, planking, or the like, covering the ribs and forming the exterior hull of a vessel. | | 22. | Engineering. the curved solid forming a dome or vault. | | 23. | an arena or stadium covered by a domed or arched roof. | | 24. | a saucer-shaped arena or stadium. | | 25. | the framework, external structure, or walls and roof of a building: After the fire, only the shell of the school was left. | | 26. | a small glass for beer. | | 27. | the metal, pressure-resistant outer casing of a fire-tube boiler. | | 28. | Metallurgy. | a. | a scab on the surface of an ingot. | | b. | a length of unfinished tubing. | | d. | a hollow object made by deep drawing. | | –verb (used with object) | 29. | to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; remove the shell of. | | 30. | to separate (Indian corn, grain, etc.) from the ear, cob, or husk. | | 31. | to fire shells or explosive projectiles into, upon, or among; bombard. | –verb (used without object) | 32. | to fall or come out of the shell, husk, etc. | | 33. | to come away or fall off, as a shell or outer coat. | | 34. | to gather sea shells: We spent the whole morning shelling while the tide was out. | —Verb phrase | 35. | shell out, Informal. to hand over (money); contribute; pay. | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannica |
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