 |
|
 |
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
105e
truck drive; truck tires. | |
From Dictionary
Ramp Definition–noun | 1. | a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline. | | 2. | a short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a staircase railing at a landing. | | 3. | any extensive sloping walk or passageway. | | 5. | Also called boarding ramp. a movable staircase for entering or leaving a cabin door of an airplane. | –verb (used without object) | 7. | (of animals) to stand or move with the forelegs or arms raised, as in animosity or excitement. | | 8. | (of a lion or other large quadruped represented on a coat of arms) to rise or stand on the hind legs. | | 9. | to rear as if to spring. | | 10. | to leap or dash with fury (often fol. by about). | | 11. | to act violently; rage; storm: ramping and raging in a great fury. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to provide with a ramp or ramps: Entrances will be ramped to accommodate those in wheelchairs. | —Verb phrase | 13. | ramp along, Nautical. to sail on a tack with all sails filled. | |
From Dictionary
Related topics from Britannicacopper processing
For lower-grade deposits located near the surface, the open-pit method is the most practical for the mining of large tonnages of material. Large track-mounted drills prepare the ore for blasting, and ...
mining
The principal means of access to an underground ore body is a vertical opening called a shaft. The shaft is excavated, or sunk, from the surface downward to a depth somewhat below the deepest planned ...
Disasters
January 6, Comilla, Bangladesh. A speeding bus attempting to pass another vehicle goes off the road and catches fire; at least 40 passengers are burned to death.landing ship, tank
naval ship specially designed to transport and deploy troops, vehicles, and supplies onto foreign shores for the conduct of offensive military operations. LSTs were designed during World War II to ...
traffic control
The traffic control devices described in the previous section are summarized in greater detail in the Table. These devices, individually and as a system, assist the driver in making safe, efficient, ...
postal system
Postal systems continue to rely heavily on human labour for bulk materials handling and distribution, both at loading bays and between work processes within sorting centres. New mail centres, ...
ship
Ancient cargo handling consisted almost exclusively of manually carrying cargo in single man-loads. For example, grain would be packed into sacks, each of a size that a man could carry on or off the ...
traffic control
Rapid and continuous advances in communications and computer technology are spurring a host of new concepts in road traffic control. Automobiles equipped with on-board computers, driver displays, and ...
coal mining
Coal haulage, the transport of mined coal from working faces to the surface, is a major factor in underground-mine efficiency. It can be considered in three stages: face or section haulage, which ...
New York City
Geographically isolated at the juncture of Upper and Lower New York Bays, Staten Island is 5 miles (8 km) removed from Manhattan by ferry and a mile from Brooklyn across the Narrows. Its 60 square ...
|
Related topics from Ask NewsSmoking brakes sends semi into escape ramp
Klew 3 - Found 3 hours ago
... the driver used the runaway truck ramp to come to a stop. ISP said this is rare in the winter. Forest Wrecker Service brought a big tow truck ...
|
|
Jhb cops foil truck hijacking
News24.com - Found Jan. 7, 2009
... the truck could be hijacked. 'A tobacco truck was being followed by the suspects on the N1 between Maraisburg Road and Gordon Road off-ramp.
|
|
VIDEO: Rhys Millen New Year's Eve truck backflip... almost
Autoblog - Found Jan. 2, 2009
Bull trophy truck, it only made him want to try it again . The drift king set the stage for redemption on New Years Eve with the truck, ramp...
|
|
Beer spill closes Colo. 58 ramp to I-70 again
Two serious truck accidents in East Bay
Contra Costa Times - Found Jan. 7, 2009
Avenue off-ramp to Interstate 880, landing on railroad tracks near 34th and Wood streets, according to the California Highway Patrol. The truck...
|
|
Exit 304 ramp back open after spill off truck
Pocono Record - Found Jan. 6, 2009
... coil unraveled and fell off a truck, which kept on going and didn't stop. Part of the coil stretched across both lanes of the exit ramp, but...
|
|
Exit 304 ramp on I-80 west open after spill off truck
Pocono Record - Found Jan. 6, 2009
... coil unraveled and fell off a truck, which kept on going and didn't stop. Part of the coil stretched across both lanes of the exit ramp, but...
|
|
Debris spill shuts down 209 exit ramp off 80 West
Pocono Record - Found Jan. 6, 2009
... the Exit 304 ramp onto four-lane 209 South. That exit ramp is closed because a 200-foot-long steel coil unraveled and fell off a truck, which...
|
|
I-80 exit ramp reopened after debris spill Tuesday morning
Pocono Record - Found Jan. 6, 2009
A 200-foot-long steel coil unraveled and fell off a truck Tuesday morning, causing temporary closure to the four-lane Route 209 South exit ramp off
|
|
4 Teens Killed, 1 Hurt In Crash
|
Related topics from Technorati |
|
|
|
|
 |
