milk float

English

Noun

milk float (plural milk floats)

  1. An electric accumulator battery-driven vehicle (formerly also horse-drawn), designed for the house-to-house delivery of fresh milk; common in Europe, especially the United Kingdom.
    • 2016, Andrew Ward, No Milk Today: The Vanishing World of the Milkman‎, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      Milk floats were flimsy at the front (especially the three-wheelers) but very strong at the back. They were uncomplicated vehicles. Nothing much could go wrong and, when it did go wrong, the vehicles were relatively easy to repair.

Synonyms
  • dairy van
  • float (short form)

Derived terms
  • electric milk float
  • horse-drawn milk float

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