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gritter

British  
/ ˈɡrɪtə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 council said: "Please stay at home if possible as many roads are affected. There are cars stuck on roads which is impacting our gritter routes. Please take care."

From BBC Mar. 7, 2023

The beasts were spotted by a gritter driver who informed the emergency services.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2022

The corn he shelled on a gritter, and ground in a handmill, or pounded in a wooden mortar with a wooden pestle, or carried on horseback to some mill perhaps fifteen miles away.

From A Brief History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach

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