dumps
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of dumps
1515–25; compare German dumpf dull, Middle Dutch domp haze
Example Sentences
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Also included are the sites of underground gas storage facilities, refineries, fuel terminals, legacy pollution sites, active industrial sites, landfills, dumps and recycling centers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Nearly 30 suspected illegal waste "super sites", each containing tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish, have been identified in a new watchlist of dumps in England.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Federal Court judge Stephen Burley described how four large open-pit mines, a railway, tailings dam, waste dumps and a stockpile were strewn across the lands of the Yindjibarndi people in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Welcome to this weekend’s edition of the Surge, a politics newsletter that, in light of the hantavirus outbreak, sadly will be canceling all of our future vacations to rat-infested garbage dumps.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
The garbage dumps had been blown clear of snow and stood out stark and ugly against the white.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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