milk float

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A small electric vehicle used for delivering milk to houses, common in the UK.

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  • The milk float arrived at dawn with fresh dairy products.
  • Children used to wait excitedly for the milk float to come down their street.
  • The electric milk float was much quieter than traditional delivery trucks.
  • My grandfather drove a milk float for thirty years in Manchester.
  • The old milk float has become a nostalgic symbol of British neighborhoods.
  • You can still see the occasional milk float in some rural villages.
  • The milk float stopped outside every house on the terrace.
  • Modern supermarkets have largely replaced the traditional milk float service.
  • The milkman loaded bottles onto his milk float before starting his round.
  • A vintage milk float was displayed at the local transport museum.