milk float
a milk delivery truck
TRANSLATION
milk float = der Milchwagen --- GOOGLE INDEX milk float: approximately 50,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
MILK FLOAT team eyes speed record
(BBC - News Headline)
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With a top speed of 95 mph, the Scion XB does prove that the electric car doesn’t necessarily need to travel at the pace of a MILK FLOAT.
(www.automotiveblog.co.uk)
(BBC - News Headline)
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With a top speed of 95 mph, the Scion XB does prove that the electric car doesn’t necessarily need to travel at the pace of a MILK FLOAT.
(www.automotiveblog.co.uk)
Did you
know?
milk float
noun phrase
- a vehicle, usually with an electric motor, used to take milk to people's houses in the UK
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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A milk float is a small battery-operated electric vehicle designed for the delivery of fresh milk. They were once common in the United Kingdom and were operated by local dairies. However, many people have switched from regular home delivery to buying fresh milk from supermarkets, small independent grocers and petrol stations.
Because of the relatively small power output from its electric motor, a milk float only travels around 10 to 16 miles per hour (16 to 26 km/h) although some have been modified to do up to 80 mph (130 km/h). Operators often exit their vehicle before they have completely stopped to speed deliveries. Milk floats are very quiet, suiting operations in residential areas during the early hours of the morning or during the night.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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noun phrase
- a vehicle, usually with an electric motor, used to take milk to people's houses in the UK
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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A milk float is a small battery-operated electric vehicle designed for the delivery of fresh milk. They were once common in the United Kingdom and were operated by local dairies. However, many people have switched from regular home delivery to buying fresh milk from supermarkets, small independent grocers and petrol stations.
Because of the relatively small power output from its electric motor, a milk float only travels around 10 to 16 miles per hour (16 to 26 km/h) although some have been modified to do up to 80 mph (130 km/h). Operators often exit their vehicle before they have completely stopped to speed deliveries. Milk floats are very quiet, suiting operations in residential areas during the early hours of the morning or during the night.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The next generation of electric cars will be quieter than a milk float."
