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Kipperbrücke

English translation: tipper body


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German term or phrase:Kipperbrücke
English translation:tipper body
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11:13 Dec 17, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / coach construction
German term or phrase: Kipperbrücke
Still on my presentation for this transport company.

This is a potted history of the company, so I haven't got a lot of context, just a list of dates and events.

1936 Erster Reisecar mit auswechselbarer Kipperbrücke.

This is a Swiss company, by the way. I assume it's a coach, not a rail carriage, but the rest of the company's business is to do with tankers and bulk transporters. It does go on to say thay they pulled out of the tourism business in 1973.

I just can't quite picture a tilting body on a coach, but then this is not really my field.

Any suggestions very welcome!

Many thanks
Claire Cox
Local time: 09:41
tipper body
Explanation:
According to:
http://www.freedic.net/K/kipper-deutsch-englisch.htm



There's a picture of "Meiller Kipperbrücke" here:
http://www.truck-total.com/Sonstige-Meiller-Kipperbruecke-id...
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casper
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Thank you - this is what I found too, so I've used it, but I'm still not sure precisely what they mean...
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tipper body


Explanation:
According to:
http://www.freedic.net/K/kipper-deutsch-englisch.htm



There's a picture of "Meiller Kipperbrücke" here:
http://www.truck-total.com/Sonstige-Meiller-Kipperbruecke-id...

casper
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 41
Grading comment
Thank you - this is what I found too, so I've used it, but I'm still not sure precisely what they mean...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil
1 min
  -> Thanks, vic voskuil

agree  Christopher Kennedy: I guess the point is that they had the one chasis that could be used for both the coach and the tipper
18 mins
  -> Thank you for confirming, cjkennedy
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