veoauto

vedu (“transport”) +‎ auto (“car”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈveo̯ˌɑu̯to/, [ˈveo̯ˌɑu̯tˑo]

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• Rhymes: -ɑu̯to
• Hyphenation: veo‧au‧to

veoauto (genitive veoauto, partitive veoautot)

1. truck (US, Australia), lorry (UK) (a large vehicle carrying goods, building materials or other items)

   veoauto kabiin ― truck cabin

   Kotid laaditi veoauto peale. ― The bags were loaded onto the truck.

   • 1962, Immanuel Pau, Roosid järelmaksuga [Roses on Credit], Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, translation of Roses à crédit by Elsa Triolet, published 1959, page 7:

     Ammugi oleks olnud juba aeg süüdata tagatuled veoautol, mis oli kokku sulamas ööpimedusega, ent iste juhikabiinis oli tühi. Ainsana andis siin praegu elumärki videvikuvärvi suitsujuga, mis tõusis hurtsiku roostest söödud plekk-katusest välja ulatuvast korstnast.

     It was long time to turn on the taillights of the truck, that was melting into the darkness of night, but the driver's seat was empty. The only sign of life here now was a puff of twilight-coloured smoke rising from the rust-eaten tin chimney of the shack.

• veoauto in Sõnaveeb
• M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “veoauto”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)