Meaning
A tanker truck that delivers water to homes and communities, especially where there is no piped supply or during a dry spell when the taps run dry. In many country and drought-hit areas the water truck is a lifeline — people fill their drums and tanks when it comes, and a delayed truck means real hardship. 'Trucking water' is the whole practice of getting water in this way.
Examples
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Di water truck come fill up wi drum.
The water truck came to fill up our drums.
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Nuh water inna di pipe, wi haffi truck it.
There's no water in the pipe; we have to truck it in.
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Everybody line up when di water truck reach.
Everybody lines up when the water truck arrives.
Origin
From 'water' + 'truck'; a tanker delivering water. See [[dry-spell]], [[catchment]].
How it’s used
A tanker delivering water where there's no piped supply. See [[dry-spell]], [[catchment]].