dump truck

American  

Or dumptruck

noun

1. a usually open-topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents, as sand or gravel, through an open tailgate.

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dump truck British  

/ ˈdʌmpə- /

noun

1. a small truck used on building sites, having a load-bearing container at the front that can be tipped up to unload the contents

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Etymology

Origin of dump truck

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

It’s muscular and thrilling and zippy, even though at over two and a half hours long, it has a toy dump truck’s worth of plot.”

From Los Angeles Times

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted traffic stops on dump trucks on their way to the site Thursday, the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

From The Wall Street Journal

For years the company built much of its $65 billion operation on giant yellow dump trucks, bulldozers and other mining and construction equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal

The machine that has been stamping parts for Tonka’s yellow dump trucks and its other models for more than a half-century is now in southeastern China.

From The Wall Street Journal

The group agreed, and dump trucks began unloading mounds of soil in the middle of one of East Potomac’s golf courses.

From The Wall Street Journal