dump truck
noun
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 trucks
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pluralof dump truck.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Three dump trucks carried waste away, but firefighters said it would still be days before crews would be able to access the remains of the burned-out interior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
At the Greenland School of Minerals and Petroleum, a dozen students in hi-viz vests and helmets are out for the day learning to operate bulldozers, dump trucks, excavators and other equipment.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
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 ● Jan. 15, 2026
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 ● Dec. 13, 2025
Three times a day a parade of dump trucks fills up with this feed and carries it to the cattle pens.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
