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   Truck

   /trək/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large, heavy motor vehicle used for transporting goods, materials, or troops.
   • ▪ a railroad vehicle for carrying freight, especially a small open one. British
   • ▪ a low flat-topped cart used for moving heavy items.
   • 2. an undercarriage with four to six wheels pivoted beneath the end of a railroad car.
   • ▪ each of two axle units on a skateboard, to which the wheels are attached.
   • 3. a wooden disk at the top of a ship's mast or flagstaff, with sheaves for signal halyards.

   verb

   • 1. convey by truck: North American "the food was trucked to St. Petersburg"
   • ▪ drive a truck: North American "private contractors were trucking for Denali"
   • ▪ go or proceed in a casual or leisurely way: North American "he walked confidently behind them and trucked on through!"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a solid wooden wheel): perhaps short for truckle1 in the sense ‘wheel, pulley’. The sense ‘wheeled vehicle’ dates from the late 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. truckage noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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