ダンプカー

also: ダンプ・カー

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Meanings

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A wasei-eigo term derived from English 'dump car'; refers to a truck with a tilting bed for carrying and dumping loose materials.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from dump car

工こう事じ現げん場ばにダンプカーが土ど砂しゃを運はこんでいる。
A dump truck is carrying earth and sand at the construction site.

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Usage patterns

ダンプカーで〈物もの〉を運はこぶto haul something by dump truck
工こう事じ現げん場ばまでダンプカーで土ど砂しゃを運はこんだ。
They hauled earth and sand to the construction site by dump truck.
ダンプカーが〈物もの〉を降おろすfor a dump truck to unload/dump its load
ダンプカーが砂利じゃりをその場ばに降おろした。
The dump truck unloaded the gravel right there.

Related words

トラックN3
トラック is the general word for any truck, while ダンプカー specifically refers to a truck with a tilting bed for dumping loose material.
ダンプN1
ダンプ is a casual, shortened way of saying ダンプカー, used the same way in everyday speech.

Don't confuse with

トラックN3
トラック is the general word for any truck, while ダンプカー refers specifically to a dump truck used for hauling loose material.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Built from

ダンプ+カー

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'dump car'. The English term 'dump car' typically refers to a railway car, but in Japanese it has come to mean a dump truck.