vrachtwagen

Meaning

1. (masculine) truck, lorry
2. (archaic,masculine) freightwagon, cart for transporting loads

Concepts

truck

lorry

camion

waggon

wagon

van

articulated lorry

heavy goods vehicle

baggage car

juggernaut

luggage-van

Hyphenated as

vracht‧wa‧gen

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvrɑxtˌʋaː.ɣə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vrachtwagen. Equivalent to vracht + wagen. Compare English freightwagon, West Frisian frachtwein (“truck, lorry”), German Frachtwagen, Swedish fraktvagn (“cargo truck”).

Sentences

Ze verleende voorrang aan de vrachtwagen .

She gave priority to the truck.

Er waren opnieuw problemen met de vrachtwagen die de werf niet kon binnenrijden.

There were again problems with the truck that could not enter the yard.