Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:06
truck 1 (trŭk) Pronunciation Key
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
n.
1. Any of various heavy motor vehicles designed for carrying or pulling loads.
2. A hand truck.
3. A wheeled platform, sometimes equipped with a motor, for conveying loads in a warehouse or freight yard.
4. One of the swiveling frames of wheels under each end of a railroad car or trolley car.
5. A set of bookshelves mounted on four wheels or casters, used in libraries.
6. Nautical A small piece of wood placed at the top of a mast or flagpole, usually having holes through which halyards can be passed.
7. Chiefly British A railroad freight car without a top.
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truck1 /trʌk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[truhk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
–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.
12. to put on a truck.
13. dolly (def. 11).
–verb (used without object) 14. to convey articles or goods on a truck.
15. to drive a truck.
16. dolly (def. 12).
–adjective 17. of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires.
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Trucks (Skateboards)
Skateboard truck.Attached to the deck are two metal (usually aluminum alloy) trucks, which connect to the wheels and deck. The trucks are further composed of two parts. The top part of the truck is screwed to the deck and is called the baseplate, and beneath it is the hanger. The axle runs through the hanger. Between the baseplate and the hanger are bushings, also rubbers or grommets, that provide the cushion mechanism for turning the skateboard. The bushings cushion the truck when it turns. The stiffer the bushings, the more stable the skateboard. The softer the bushings, the easier it is to turn. A bolt called a kingpin holds these parts together and fits inside the bushings. Thus by tightening or loosening the kingpin nut, the trucks can be adjusted for steering.
So, as you can see, a truck is NOT exclusively a large vehicle for transporting bulk or other materials. Although you might not agree with the general use of the word when it doesn't apply exclusively to your understanding of it, there are lots of other uses for it that are
well documented and in fact published as in the above Dictionary.
Life is all about learning.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:20
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:20
Yeh that's about exactly the reply we all would all expect from Professor DIO.
The trouble is though I was not talking about Skateboards ,wooden wheels, barrows, bookshelves , bolts etc , because this is a 4x4
Forum and not a Bolt
Forum my dicussion and referal was about 4X4s and Truck's as in Goods carrying Vehicles,
The best think you can do is get into your Bolt or Bookcase and go for a drive,
Cough....Cough....LOL
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Follow Up By: Russ n Sue - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:04
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:04
Doug,
In answer to your question in your signature....
is it
Pyramid Hill on Pyramid Station?
It's not the one at Pannawonica, nor is it the one 28 Km West of Nanutarra, and it doesn't look like the one up near the
Marble Bar turn-off East of
Port Hedland.
Over to you...
Cheers,
Russ.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:24
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:24
Russ n Sue
Pyramid Hill on Pyramid Station
Roebourne / Wittenoom Rd left side heading North
S21 11 53.27 E117 20 45.85
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 16:11
Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 16:11
DIO
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