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garbage truck

British  

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain): dustcart. a road vehicle for collecting domestic refuse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He’s never heard of a doctor’s son running behind a garbage truck: “it’s a family business, passed on from father to son and from brother to cousin.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

A garbage truck came and emptied the contents and drove off.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

Harris also mocked a recent stunt by her election opponent Trump, in which he appeared to struggle to open the door to a garbage truck.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024

Around that time, a friend who worked as a garbage truck driver offered to help train him for the same role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

“Emmett’s at work,” she said, eyeing the garbage truck, “but if you’ll bring me a load of good plantin’ dirt, those old shingles are yours.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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