milk float

noun British.

a motor vehicle, usually battery powered, in which bottles or cartons of milk and other dairy products are delivered to homes by a daily or regular route.

Origin of milk float

First recorded in 1885–90

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British Dictionary definitions for milk float

milk float

noun

British a small motor vehicle used to deliver milk to houses

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