gritter

British

/ ˈɡrɪtə /

noun

a vehicle which spreads grit on roads during icy weather, or when icy conditions are expected

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The department also advised that the Castlewellan-Kilkeel route needed to be retreated due to a broken-down gritter and rain wash-off.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024

Pick your gritter: Which truck has the best name?

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023

Travel reporter Richie Anderson also revealed a cycleway gritter named after him - called Gritchie Anderson.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023

The driver of the gritter, a 36-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by driving without due care and attention.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2023

"Dis Universe is Güd's grit croft, It's His by richt, wis never koft Frae gritter laird And ne'er sall be, laek laand o Toft Wi' idder shared."

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes

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