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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

container go
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

wheeled vehicle go
a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people

self-propelled vehicle go
a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion

motor vehicle, automotive vehicle go
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

truck, motortruck
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

noun.artifact

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dump truck, dumper, tipper truck, tipper lorry, tip truck, tipper go
truck whose contents can be emptied without handling
fire engine, fire truck go
any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
garbage truck, dustcart go
a truck for collecting domestic refuse
camion, lorry go
a large truck designed to carry heavy loads
pickup, pickup truck go
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
sound truck go
a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising
tow truck, tow car, wrecker go
a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
tractor go
a truck that has a cab but no body
rig, semi, trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, articulated lorry go
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
transporter, car transporter go
a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
van go
a truck with an enclosed cargo space