transfer station

noun

Definition of transfer stationnext
as in kitchen midden

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Recent Examples of transfer station Two months after state officials announced plans to shutter a local transfer station in Torrington, Senate lawmakers on Tuesday voted to advance legislation aimed at keeping the facility operating and under public control. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026 Platforms at a train transfer station became jammed with passengers unable to get space on trains. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2026 The system sees this, and their 15 individual cars pull off to a transfer station at the side of the road, where a 15 person van is waiting. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The Gateway station was designed to serve as both a research platform and a transfer station that astronauts would use to board the moon landers before descending to the lunar surface, Reuters reported. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transfer station
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer station
  1. sanitary landfill
  2. junkyard
  3. dustbin
  4. landfill
  5. midden
Noun
  • The law banned putting yard waste — roughly one-fifth of municipal wastes — in sanitary landfills in 1990 and obliged local governments to recycle.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.
    — By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
Definition of sanitary landfill
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  • The raunchy stand-up comedian made his unexpected TV debut playing a junkyard and salvage business proprietor prone to get-rich-quick schemes and faking heart attacks.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • A couple of years ago, the three members of mary in the junkyard flew to New York City from London with no plan other than to play for whoever would have them.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026
Definition of junkyard
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  • While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Once a week or more often, turn the device over to check it, paying attention to the opening that leads from the roller compartment to the dustbin compartment to make sure there’s no dirt or debris lodged there.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of dustbin
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  • Food Trust, a nonprofit based out of Philadelphia, inspired the model of Kanbe’s Market of redirecting food from landfills.
    — Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 was created to recover apparel and other textiles from consumers, diverting it from landfills and then finding a way to reuse, repair or recycle the items into secondary products.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 27 July 2026
Definition of landfill
Noun
  • The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Definition of midden

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