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.

dump truck

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dump truck¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

The parade of dump trucks carting out tons of wreckage buckled the streets; repaving operations continue today.

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They waded through a field of charred debris, gathering up fire-gnarled steel rods, metal door frames and structural beams into piles, which were later loaded onto dump trucks and hauled away to landfills.

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They walked about 60 metres and heard a loud crash noise "like a rock falling, like a dump truck had dropped a load of rocks" at 18:02.

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A crew picked up 16 dump truck loads from a quarry in Palm Springs, delivering 300 tons of sand into the Intuit Dome for AVP League matches on Friday and Saturday.

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As cars roared by and trash flew off a dump truck, Nathaniel was oblivious.

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