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bucket truck

American  

noun

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


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County Sheriff’s Department bucket truck early Wednesday morning while a sheriff’s deputy was precariously positioned high above the ground in the bucket, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2025

He told the bucket truck operator to take him down.

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2023

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

From Seattle Times Jul. 3, 2021

Around 9:00 pm we hear the bucket truck pulling up.

From New York Times Nov. 26, 2020

Sawyer had gone to a bucket truck at the window to retrieve a fresh air tank when it happened.

From Washington Times Apr. 7, 2018

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