dumping-ground
[duhm-ping-ground]
Origin of dumping-ground
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Examples from the Web for dumping-ground
Historical Examples of dumping-ground
This dumping-ground is a mile and a half from the Hotel Union.
Industrial CubaRobert P. Porter
This country must not be made the dumping-ground for foreign vagabondism.
America long remained a dumping-ground for nearly all the nations of the world having an excess of population.
As A Chinaman Saw UsAnonymous
The terminal moraine is the dumping-ground of this mass of material, where the ice river melts.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should KnowJulia Ellen Rogers
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 CataractsGeorge W. Holley