Carryall
The term carryall refers to several types of vehicles, including: historical carriages, automobiles, sleighs, and tractors.
Horse-drawn carriage
Historically, a carryall was a type of carriage used in the United States in the 19th century. It is a light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually drawn by a single horse and with seats for four or more passengers.[1] The word is derived by folk etymology from the French cariole.[2]
Automobile
The name carryall was later used for a
Sleigh
In
Earthmoving equipment
The term is also used for a carrier with a scraper-like self-loading device drawn by a tractor, pushed by a bulldozer or self-propelled. It is used especially for hauling earth and crushed rock.[citation needed] Similarly in agricultural parlance it is often used to describe a platform device mounted to the rear three point linkage of smaller tractors for carrying materials particularly tools or stock feed. [citation needed]
See also
- Chevrolet Suburban – offered as a "Carryall Suburban"
- Project Carryall, a Project Plowshare program to excavate for a highway in California with nuclear explosives
References
- ^ 1918 edition of The Encyclopedia Americana: a library of universal knowledge, Volume 5
- ^ Definition of CARRYALL Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, "by folk etymology from French carriole, from Old Occitan carriola, ultimately from Latin carrus car," Merriam-Webster
- ^ "2320-01-098-3466 Truck, Carryall". tpub.com. Integrated Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
A truck with a panel type body having windows and folding and/or removable seats designed to transport supplies and/or equipment and personnel
- ^ Bush Land Terminology, definition of carryall toboggan