dump truck
noun
: an automotive truck for the transportation of bulk material that has a body which tilts to dump its contents
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Tractor-trailer, dump truck crash into New Jersey Target store
A Tractor-trailer and a dump truck crashed into a Target store in New Jersey, leaving a gaping hole in the wall and injuring several.
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Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
Cow poop The crash of a dump truck sent a load of cow manure onto I-95 in Brevard County.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Six people were injured on Friday when a dump truck crossed into oncoming traffic, crashed into a tractor-trailer, then slammed through a concrete wall of a Target store.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
The dump truck lost control while driving down a steep hill, crossed the road, and hit the tractor-trailer, affiliate Fox 5 New York reported.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
Cow poop The crash of a dump truck sent a load of cow manure onto I-95 in Brevard County.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Six people were injured on Friday when a dump truck crossed into oncoming traffic, crashed into a tractor-trailer, then slammed through a concrete wall of a Target store.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
The dump truck lost control while driving down a steep hill, crossed the road, and hit the tractor-trailer, affiliate Fox 5 New York reported.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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