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bucket truck

American  

noun

  1. a truck with an attached aerial lift or movable boom.


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A bucket truck, also known as a cherry picker, is a vehicle equipped with a hydraulic lift system and an extendable arm that ends in a bucket where a person can stand.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2025

And so a firefighter hung by the edge of the bucket truck and started calling for Coco.

From Seattle Times Jul. 3, 2021

“You can’t fly a bucket truck in winds that exceed 35 miles per hour,” Mr. Orlove said.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2020

They could get a utility company’s bucket truck and remove the eggs to incubate them, but that has downsides.

From Washington Post Feb. 21, 2019

Business took off, and he’s been able to expand to hire employees, buy equipment - like a dangerous sounding stump grinder and a new bucket truck to replace the other two - and keep busy.

From Washington Times Apr. 29, 2018

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