garbage truck
noun
US
: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans
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At sunrise in Manhattan on a recent morning, Anthony J. Martin jumped out of a garbage truck and gave a thumbs up for the driver to lower a set of red mechanical arms to pick up a trash bin from the street.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The high court’s June 26 decision determined, among other matters, that the payment to Snyder from the Buha brothers, owners of Great Lakes Peterbilt, was a gratuity because Snyder received the money, reportedly for consulting work, after the business got the garbage truck contracts and not before.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Dylan Taylor was hit by a garbage truck while biking to work at La Entrada Middle School in Menlo Park on Wednesday, May 7, local ABC affiliate KABC-TV and local FOX affiliate KTVU reported.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 13 May 2025
Watch the video above to see a boy's fond farewell to his favorite garbage truck driver.
—Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The high court’s June 26 decision determined, among other matters, that the payment to Snyder from the Buha brothers, owners of Great Lakes Peterbilt, was a gratuity because Snyder received the money, reportedly for consulting work, after the business got the garbage truck contracts and not before.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Dylan Taylor was hit by a garbage truck while biking to work at La Entrada Middle School in Menlo Park on Wednesday, May 7, local ABC affiliate KABC-TV and local FOX affiliate KTVU reported.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 13 May 2025
Watch the video above to see a boy's fond farewell to his favorite garbage truck driver.
—Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garbage truck
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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