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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The dump truck had been parked on the shoulder of the road due to a mechanical issue and was unoccupied when the collision occurred, police said.
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
So far, crews working for Caltrans have removed 300,000 cubic yards of rock, dirt and other debris from the sheer cliff face at Regent’s Slide — about 30,000 dump trucks full — with another 250,000 cubic yards remaining until completion.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Neighbors and a long list of East County leaders have for years raised concerns about the project, from the potential for pollution near Jamacha Elementary School to the specter of dump trucks clogging evacuation routes.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Officers initially sought a dump truck in connection with the crash, according to CHP dispatch logs, but the involved vehicle remains unidentified.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
So far, crews working for Caltrans have removed 300,000 cubic yards of rock, dirt and other debris from the sheer cliff face at Regent’s Slide — about 30,000 dump trucks full — with another 250,000 cubic yards remaining until completion.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Neighbors and a long list of East County leaders have for years raised concerns about the project, from the potential for pollution near Jamacha Elementary School to the specter of dump trucks clogging evacuation routes.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Officers initially sought a dump truck in connection with the crash, according to CHP dispatch logs, but the involved vehicle remains unidentified.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dump truck
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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