Trucking
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trucking — [truk′iŋ] n. the business or process of carrying goods by truck … English World dictionary
trucking — truck truck 2 verb [transitive] TRANSPORT to take something somewhere by truck: • Crude oil would be imported on tankers and trucked to the pipeline. trucking noun [uncountable] : • The com … Financial and business terms
trucking — Truck Truck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {trucking}.] [OE. trukken,F. troquer; akin to Sp. & Pg. trocar; of uncertain origin.] To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust. [1913 Webster] We… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trucking — [[t]trʌ̱kɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N n Trucking is the activity of transporting goods from one place to another using trucks. [mainly AM] ...the deregulation of the trucking industry. (in BRIT, use haulage) … English dictionary
trucking — noun /ˈtɹʌkɪŋ/ a) Trading, bartering. This they were wont to use also for hatchets, but now by trucking they have plentie of the same forme of yron. b) the conveyance of freight by trucks. Syn: freight … Wiktionary
trucking — truck|ing [ trʌkıŋ ] noun uncount the job or business of carrying goods or animals in trucks: a trucking company … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trucking — n See keep on trucking … Contemporary slang
trucking — noun AmE 1 (U) the business of taking goods from place to place by road 2 keep on trucking spoken used to encourage someone to continue what they are doing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trucking — UK [ˈtrʌkɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] mainly American the job or business of carrying goods or animals in trucks a trucking company … English dictionary
trucking — / trʌkɪŋ/ noun the carrying of goods in trucks ● a trucking firm … Marketing dictionary in english
