dust cart

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noun British.

a garbage truck.

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Nearby words

dust, dust ball, dust bowl, dust bowler, dust bunny, dust cart, dust catcher, dust cell, dust coat, dust counter, dust cover

Origin of dust cart

First recorded in 1770–80

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

Examples from the Web for dust cart

Alike the scavenger's broom and the dust-cart appear to be unknown.
East of Paris|Matilda Betham-Edwards
A thick gray rain was 37falling, and a dust-cart was in sight.
The Judgment of Eve|May Sinclair
Then you'd better drive down to the Riviera with your dust-cart, my good man.
Ditte: Girl Alive!|Martin Andersen Nexo
He was chief of the municipal officers, dust-cart, water-supply, electric light and so on.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon

The streets were empty and very quiet—only the slow rattle of the dust-cart and the measured step of policemen changing beats.
The Christian|Hall Caine