English Dictionary

milk float

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

電気（またはかつては馬牽引）で動く蓄電池駆動の車両で、新鮮な牛乳を家々に直接配達するために設計された車両。特にヨーロッパ、特に英国で一般的に使用される。

The old milk float rumbled down the narrow lane, delivering bottles to each doorstep before dawn.

その古い牛乳配達用の電動車は夜明け前に狭い小道をゴトゴトと走り、各家庭の玄関先に瓶を配って回った。

意味（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.

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.

milk floats （ plural ）