"tiller truck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiller trucks [plural]
Etymology: From tiller + truck. From having rear-wheel steering similar to a boat's tiller, on the truck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tiller|truck}} tiller + truck Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiller truck (plural tiller trucks)
  1. A type of firetruck, an aerial ladder truck that is articulated with a tillerman's position to steer the rear of the trailer into tight spaces. Categories (topical): Firefighting, Vehicles Derived forms: tillerman
    Sense id: en-tiller_truck-en-noun-P4Q2jxOB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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