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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

Henry rode a bucket truck up alongside the statue as his crew, now experts at this kind of work, quickly removed the bolts that secured it to the base.

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

“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

Bird rehabilitator Kari Gabriel climbed the ladder of a Kalispell Fire Department bucket truck with a firefighter who used a net to capture the bird in a tree on Thursday, NBC Montana reported.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2020

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