runaway truck

collocation in English

meaningsofrunawayandtruck

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runaway
adjective
uk
/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/us
/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/
having escaped or run away ...
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truck
noun
uk
/trʌk/us
/trʌk/
a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts ...
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(Definition ofrunawayandtruckfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a singlerunawaytruckramp on this last stretch for truckers whose brakes become hot while descending the grade.
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In the 1960s arunawaytruckstruck the south portal of the bridge, causing severe damage that forced the bridge's permanent closure.
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In the first 9 mi, designated as a scenic byway, it features mostly six travel lanes and threerunawaytruckramps along its eastbound.
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Thisrunawaytruckramp that enables vehicles that are having braking problems to safely stop.
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The pass is significantly steep on either side (7 to 8%), and tworunawaytruckramps are available on the west bound side for trucks.
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It is a truck route, so a lonerunawaytruckramp is located along this section.
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The southbound side has 2runawaytruckramps.
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Northbound truck drivers were forced to travel in low gear, and threerunawaytruckramps were constructed at the tight curves along the highway for trucks whose brakes had failed.
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While the north side is fairly gentle, the descent on the south side is very steep (6.5%), and has arunawaytruckramp for trucks that lose control.
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There are three safety ramps (runawaytruckramps) that are used for if a truck or heavy vehicle has lost control of speed or their brakes have failed.
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He is instantly fascinated with her, and saves her from arunawaytruckwhen it nearly runs the two of them down on a street corner.
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A train of runaway trucks could knock the railway station completely away.
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Anticipating loss of braking situations, two emergency truck escape ramps were built to be used by runaway trucks.
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One mine collapsed when runaway trucks crashed into a support beam in the shaft.
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Because of the terrain, this design allows the southbound (downhill) lanes to have a better grade than the northbound (uphill) lanes, and thus help reduce runaway trucks.
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