dump truck

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.

Origin of dump truck

1
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Words Nearby dump truck

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How to use dump truck in a sentence

  • The dump truck stopped and Elvin saw the unbelievable—gleaming heaps of gold shoveled like gravel into the back of the vehicle.

    Adolescents Only | Irving E. Cox
  • A mob moved slowly into the center of town, clinging to the sides of an antiquated dump truck.

    Adolescents Only | Irving E. Cox

British Dictionary definitions for dump truck

dump truck

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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