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^[1], 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

Translations

milk float

• German: Milchauto (de) n, Milchwagen (de) m

Further reading

• milk float on Wikipedia.Wikipedia