dumptruck
Tilting cargo vehicle
A dumptruck is a heavy vehicle with a hinged bed that tilts to unload loose materials—sand, gravel, dirt, debris.
The bed dumps its contents out the back or side.
In slang, dumptruck describes a person with a notably large rear end: She's got a dumptruck.
Vehicle for hire
- chassisStructural support base
- axlesWheel-connecting rods
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
flatbed · articulated · rigid · powertrain · diesel · hydraulic · tipper · tipping
Carried weight or burden
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- cargoTransported goods
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
sand · dirt · rubble · debris · aggregate · fill · topsoil · rocks
Act of unearthing
- siteDesignated location
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
crane · bulldozer · backhoe · hardhat · concrete · rebar · pavement · foreman
Pit for extracting rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- overburdenLoad beyond capacity
- spoilDamage or overindulge
pit · extraction · earthmoving · rockpile · minerals · coal · aggregate · stripping
cab
Vehicle for hire
trailer · flatbed · articulated · rigid · powertrain · diesel · hydraulic · tipper · tipping · bed
load
Carried weight or burden
gravel · sand · dirt · rubble · debris · aggregate · fill · topsoil · rocks · asphalt
excavation
Act of unearthing
- siteDesignated location
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- foundationUnderlying support structure
scaffolding · crane · bulldozer · backhoe · hardhat · concrete · rebar · pavement · foreman · gravel
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- overburdenLoad beyond capacity
spoil · pit · extraction · earthmoving · rockpile · minerals · coal · aggregate · stripping · opencast