dump truck
noun
: an automotive truck for the transportation of bulk material that has a body which tilts to dump its contents
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Additionally, the new facility has a 76,000-square-foot garage that can accommodate more than 50 pickup-sized vehicles and 20 dump trucks.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The dump truck and trailer were owned by Tucker’s Bobcat Services of Orange City, according to a previous News-Journal story.
—Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
As Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance, their families and a host of other dignitaries attended a service at St. John's Church in Lafayette Square, the area – and the adjacent White House and Blair House – was ringed with dump trucks, police vehicles and black SUVs blocking entry to cars.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The dump truck and trailer were owned by Tucker’s Bobcat Services of Orange City, according to a previous News-Journal story.
—Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
As Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance, their families and a host of other dignitaries attended a service at St. John's Church in Lafayette Square, the area – and the adjacent White House and Blair House – was ringed with dump trucks, police vehicles and black SUVs blocking entry to cars.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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