Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
artics
English answer:
[short for] articulated tippers
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Rafal Korycinski
May 13, 2006 11:13
18 yrs ago
English term
Poland
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artics
English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Tipper
Tipper and mixer unloading instruction [BrEn]:
Always check ground conditions before discharge. Make sure vehicle is on firm, level ground from side to side and, if possible, not facing down hill.
***Artics*** should be in a straight line.
Any exclusion zones must be maintained
Could anybody explain me what the "artics" are?
Always check ground conditions before discharge. Make sure vehicle is on firm, level ground from side to side and, if possible, not facing down hill.
***Artics*** should be in a straight line.
Any exclusion zones must be maintained
Could anybody explain me what the "artics" are?
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May 14, 2006 08:54: Ian M-H (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Construction / Civil Engineering" to "Automotive / Cars & Trucks"
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[short for] articulated tippers
As the context given seems to be referring to tippers, I think it is reasonable to assume that here it is specifically referring to articulated TIPPERS, rather than (as would be more usual in common parlance) articulated LORRIES.
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Rachel Fell
: yes, artics are usu. lorries, but here it's about tippers
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Thanks, Rachel!
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Richard Benham
: I agree with you entirely. "Artic" is any articulated vehicle, but the context shows that articulated tippers are intended. BTW I grew up using the word "lorry", but now it sounds quaintly old-fashioned. Must be the influence of US English over here!
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Thanks, RB! It's crashing its way in everywhere, I'm afraid
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Ian M-H (X)
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Thanks, Ian!
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Comment: "Thank you very much. I have used this term for my translation"
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
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Switzerland
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articulated vehicles
articulated buses and the like, this is the acronym for articulated vehicles, so every part of the vehicle train i.e. cab and trailers etc. have to be in a straight line
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David Knowles
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articulated lorries
US: tractor-trailer truck, semi (pronounced sem-eye)
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pidzej
: quite
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Richard Benham
: Here in Oz we call them semi-trailer of just semis (pronounced "semis", not "sem-eyes"), but, as Tony points out, the reference here is to articulated tippers.//Or just possibly mixers, if these are ever articulated.
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Yes, I think you and Tony are right. It's an unusual usage, but I can't really make a case for lorry here!
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Articulated/ bendy/ jointed
Articulated buses, also known as "bendy buses", accordion buses or jointed buses, have an increased passenger capacity.
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Richard Benham
: Yes they are articulated, but not buses. I suppose it might make for quicker passenger disembarkation if the bus just tipped up and dumped them on the ground, but the relatives of the dead ones might sue!
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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1) articulated buses; bendable buses 2) extended trucks
Note that there is some debate whether this usage is being stretched too far in relation to trucks; however, in actual usage it is a term that people use.
See second cited Google refefrence.
Google
[PDF] Appendix A GLOSSARYFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Artics: Articulated Buses. Also known as a “bendable” bus, ... Consistent with Federal requirements, the definition of “socially disadvantaged ...
www.vta.org/projects/srtp04/appendixa.pdf - Similar pages
House of Commons - Trade and Industry - Written Evidence... and MINI specialist operations may be stretching the definition too far. ... In 2003 there were 282000 light vans, 37000 rigid trucks, 19000 artics and ...
www.publications.parliament.uk/ pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmtrdind/437/437we10.htm - 33k - Cached - Similar pages
Mike :)
See second cited Google refefrence.
[PDF] Appendix A GLOSSARYFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Artics: Articulated Buses. Also known as a “bendable” bus, ... Consistent with Federal requirements, the definition of “socially disadvantaged ...
www.vta.org/projects/srtp04/appendixa.pdf - Similar pages
House of Commons - Trade and Industry - Written Evidence... and MINI specialist operations may be stretching the definition too far. ... In 2003 there were 282000 light vans, 37000 rigid trucks, 19000 artics and ...
www.publications.parliament.uk/ pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmtrdind/437/437we10.htm - 33k - Cached - Similar pages
Mike :)
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Ian M-H (X)
: Given that Asker has been kind enough to provide good context, there's no reason at all to think that this might be about buses. I'm not convinced that the definition of "socially disadvantaged" is relevant.
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Tony M
: 'artic' has been in use for donkeys' years to mean an 'articulated lorry', long before articulated buses even existed; but in any case, the present context is abundantly clear that this refers specifically to tippers (aka dumper trucks).
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