dump truck

noun

: an automotive truck for the transportation of bulk material that has a body which tilts to dump its contents

Examples of dump truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There were maybe 75 people on a pretty big dump truck, all crammed in. Lea Lane, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 Earlier Sunday, about 150 dump trucks and 45 other vehicles assisted the effort. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024 Public works crews removed 100 dump trucks worth of sand from the nearest intersection. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 Doug Williamson's sister, 5th grade teacher Jennifer Williamson-Kennedy, was killed along with a student on a school bus in 2018 when a dump truck crushed the bus while riding on a New Jersey highway. Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for dump truck 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dump truck was circa 1924

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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dump truck

noun
: a truck for carrying and dumping loose material
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