gritter

English

A gritter

Etymology

From grit +‎ -er.

Noun

gritter (plural gritters)

1. One who grits anything.
   • 2010, Richard Grayson, The Brooklyn Diaries: 1969-1981, page 166:

     He was gritting his teeth while lifting weights. I am from the teeth-gritters myself, and my teeth are also very soft.

2. A vehicle that applies grit to icy roads to improve traction.
   • 2009 February 4, “Letters: Sledging, shovels and snowdrops”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     You need more than gritters, you need ploughs.

Translations

vehicle

• Dutch: strooiwagen (nl)
• French: sableuse (fr) f , saleuse (fr) f
• German: Streufahrzeug (de) n
• Italian: spargisale (it) m
• Polish: piaskarka (pl) f
• Spanish: quitanieves (es) m
• Swedish: saltbil, sandbil

See also

• Winter service vehicle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia