dump truck

Or dumptruck

noun

a usually open-topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents, as sand or gravel, through an open tailgate.

dump truck

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noun

a small truck used on building sites, having a load-bearing container at the front that can be tipped up to unload the contents

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dump truck¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

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A dump truck crashed into five vehicles before plowing into the iconic Whiskey a Go Go club in West Hollywood, knocking out power for nearby businesses in the area, according to authorities.

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Mills says she’s even been approached by some of those dump truck drivers, including one who asked her to shoot him and his crew.

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By doing the reduction work close to the disaster site, debris that initially filled three or four dump trucks can be consolidated into one large semi tractor-trailer load.

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According to the complaint, Acosta was working for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power when Mathis berated him for blocking his driveway with a city dump truck and threatened him with a gun.

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The storm had put her husband, who mows lawns, out of work, so he was hauling gravel with his dump truck.

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