transfer station
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Its founder, Wu Minghui, calls Hong Kong a "data compliance transfer station", where mainland Chinese firms like his can test how to handle cross-border data flows and build compliance processes before moving into other markets.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Residents of overwhelmed Eagle Pass, Utah, were allowed free access to the local transfer station if they hauled away their own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
The complaint says recycling activities stopped at the Cheverly property following the January fire — at which time it began to function as an illegal dump and garbage transfer station.
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023
Kevin Butler had taken the trash to a transfer station in Windham last Wednesday.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022
Uncle Drum has to decide about trucking that mess to the transfer station.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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