"gritter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gritters [plural]
Etymology: From grit + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grit|er|id2=agent noun}} grit + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} gritter (plural gritters)
  1. One who grits anything.
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  2. A vehicle that applies grit to icy roads to improve traction. Translations (vehicle): strooiwagen (Dutch), sableuse [feminine] (French), saleuse [feminine] (French), Streufahrzeug [neuter] (German), spargisale [masculine] (Italian), piaskarka [feminine] (Polish), quitanieves [masculine] (Spanish), saltbil (Swedish), sandbil (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gritter-en-noun-oPGISNXA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'vehicle': 0 100

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