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water tanker truck; water supply truck
A truck equipped with a large water tank, used to deliver drinking water to areas where the regular supply has been cut off—typically after earthquakes, typhoons, or other disasters.
給水車が到着した。
The water tanker truck has arrived.
断水のため給水車を呼んだ。
We called for a water tanker because the water was cut off.
地震の後、被災地には毎日何台もの給水車が派遣された。
After the earthquake, several water tanker trucks were dispatched to the affected area every day.
Compound of 給水 (water supply) + 車 (vehicle).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 給水車が来る: a water tanker arrives
- 給水車を派遣する: to dispatch water tankers
- 給水車に並ぶ: to line up at the water tanker
USAGE CONTEXT:
Most commonly seen in disaster-relief news. After a major earthquake or typhoon damages the water supply, local governments and the Self-Defense Forces dispatch 給水車 so residents can fill containers with drinking water.