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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Meanwhile, an orange city dump truck can be seen on camera removing the mattress the woman was resting on when police first showed up.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, the kids’ movie might still end up taking in dump trucks of money over the holiday season.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
The city of Pico Rivera, for a bucket truck, a vacuum truck and a dump truck.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The lead applicant in the BHP case worked for the mining company as a driver of water trucks and dump trucks at sites in the states of Queensland and New South Wales.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, the kids’ movie might still end up taking in dump trucks of money over the holiday season.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
The city of Pico Rivera, for a bucket truck, a vacuum truck and a dump truck.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The lead applicant in the BHP case worked for the mining company as a driver of water trucks and dump trucks at sites in the states of Queensland and New South Wales.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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