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garbage truck

British  

noun

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

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According to the release, Tackett had a “negative interaction with the driver of a garbage truck” and the incident was filmed by another driver.

From Los Angeles Times

City of Los Angeles ruling bars property owners from calling in garbage trucks to dispose of people’s belongings in Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times

"She was bleeding heavily, and we couldn't even find a vehicle to take her to the hospital. We finally managed to transport her in a garbage truck," Mohamed explains.

From BBC

Kiker earned his nickname because he sang while working his day job, hanging off the back of a garbage truck in Mobile, Ala.

From Los Angeles Times

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