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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There were maybe 75 people on a pretty big dump truck, all crammed in.
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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
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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
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.
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