monster truck
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monster truck
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Literally, monster (“very large”) + truck (“motor vehicle”). Reportedly coined by Bob George, an owner of a motorsports promotion company, in the early 1980s, when referring to a popularly oversized truck named Bigfoot. Through semantic generalization, it came to refer to any of these oversized trucks.
noun monster trucks
- A large truck designed specifically to perform in monster truck shows, typically based on a lifted pickup truck with oversized wheels and modified suspension.
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noun truck designed to perform in monster truck shows
| Español | camión monstruo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 몬스터 트럭 monseuteo teureok |
| 日本語 | モンスタートラック monsutātorakku |
| 中文 | 怪獸卡車 /怪兽卡车 guàishòu kǎchē, 大腳車 /大脚车 dàjiǎochē |
| Português | caminhão-monstro, bigfoot |
| Français | monster truck, camion monstre |
| Deutsch | Monstertruck |
| Ελληνικά | τερατοφορτηγό teratofortigó, μόνστερτρακ mónstertrak, μάνστερτρακ mánstertrak, φορτηγό τέρατος fortigó tératos |
| Русский | монстр-тра́к monstr-trák |
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title = {monster truck},
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