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trucking

/ˈtɹʌkɪŋ/
Meanings

  • The act of transporting goods from one place to another using trucks.

    - "I work as a truck driver, transporting goods from New York to Chicago."
Synonyms

freight
Rhymes
Words rhyming with trucking
hacking , packing , tracking
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. trucking () : The act of transporting goods using trucks.

  2. trucking () : A large, motorized vehicle used for transporting goods or passengers.

  3. trucking () : The process of loading and unloading goods onto and from a truck.

Variants
List of all variants of trucking that leads to same result
trucking , truckings , truck , trucked , trucks
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'trucking' comes from the Old English word 'truck', which means 'to move heavy loads'. Over time, the term 'trucking' came to be used specifically to refer to the transportation of goods using trucks.

Trivia
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  1. Trucks were first used for commercial transportation in the late 1800s.

  2. The first long-haul trucking company was founded in the United States in 1933.

  3. The average weight of a fully loaded truck is around 80,000 pounds.

  4. Trucking is a major contributor to the global economy, with an estimated annual revenue of over $1 trillion.

How to Memorize "trucking"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a truck moving on a highway, carrying a large load of goods in its body.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'trucking' with the images of trucks moving on the highways, carrying heavy loads of goods.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Trucks transporting tons and tons' to remember the meaning of the word 'trucking'.

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