milk float

noun

British
: a small electric vehicle used to deliver milk to people's homes

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Meanwhile, the brand that actually popularized the EV, moving it from compliance car and milk float to something desirable, has fallen even further into negative territory in July. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025 Journeying through the video is like time-traveling on a milk float. Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024

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“Milk float.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20float. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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