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dumping-ground

[ duhm-ping-ground ]

/ ˈdʌm pɪŋˌgraʊnd /

noun

Words nearby dumping-ground

dump scow, dump truck, dumpcart, dumping, dumping syndrome, dumping-ground, dumpish, dumpling, dumps, dumpsite, dumpster

Origin of dumping-ground

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for dumping-ground

America long remained a dumping-ground for nearly all the nations of the world having an excess of population.
As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous
This country must not be made the dumping-ground for foreign vagabondism.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z|Various
A “dump” or “dumping-ground” is thus the place where such waste material is deposited.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various
Frost was the agent, ice was his delver, water his carrier, and the basin of Lake Ontario his dumping-ground.
The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts|George W. Holley

They were in the crew that went out that day to the dumping-ground, far outside the harbor.
Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis

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