dumper

A 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.

• 🇫🇷Camion dont la benne peut être inclinée ou soulevée pour décharger son contenu par gravité, sans effort manuel ; également, engin ou dispositif servant à déverser des matériaux en vrac.

1. Dump truck B1 formal

   A truck with a body that can be tilted to empty its contents, typically used for transporting loose materials like sand, gravel, or demolition waste.

   • The construction site used a large dumper to move the soil.
   • He drove the dumper to the quarry to collect gravel.
   • The dumper's load was discharged by raising the front end of the platform.

   🇫🇷camion-benne

   Synonymes: dump trucktippertipper truck

• dumpers plural form
• dumpers' possessive plural form
• dumper's possessive singular form