heavy vehicle

collocation in English

meaningsofheavyandvehicle

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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vehicle
noun
uk
/ˈvɪə.kəl/us
/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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(Definition ofheavyandvehiclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The problem of theheavyvehicleis by no means a new one.
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I have made it plain that all theheavyvehicleoperators are concerned.
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The point is that the greatest gentlemen on the roads to-day areheavyvehicledrivers.
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It is undoubtedly true that the best commercial vehicle is theheavyvehicle.
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Are they to be employed in the newheavyvehicletesting station?
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He told us how he had failed aheavyvehicletest.
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In today'sheavyvehiclemarket, however, conditions are highly competitive.
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It is an offence to leave aheavyvehicleunlit on the road in darkness.
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Indeed, we are trying to getheavyvehiclefreight on to the canals.
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It will bring innovations in control inheavyvehicletesting and reductions in private sector operations.
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The modernheavyvehiclehas a modern braking system.
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Theheavyvehiclelasts longer, and in the end needs less maintenance.
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I am thinking of aheavyvehiclerecovery operation in my constituency adjacent to my home.
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Aheavyvehicleis not like a motor car, which can be turned easily and simply.
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Gas offers many advantages to theheavyvehicleoperator.
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It is too early to specify the precise categories ofheavyvehicleto be covered by the regulations.
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During the construction period, there will be no noticeable increase inheavyvehicletraffic through the local villages.
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Many of us who drive about this country, particularly on the motorways, still feel that the standard of driving of someheavyvehicledrivers leaves a lot to be desired.
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There is a two to three-month waiting list for courses in electro-mechanical draughts-manship, electric are welding,heavyvehiclerepair and maintenance and storekeeping.
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