dump truck

noun

: an automotive truck for the transportation of bulk material that has a body which tilts to dump its contents

Examples of dump truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officers with the Olathe Police Department were called to the area of West 159th Street and South Lone Elm Road upon reports of a head-on collision between a white SUV and a dump truck, according to a news release from Sgt. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

The affidavit refers to the truck, a 2021 Kenworth T880, as a dump truck, but the type of truck that delivers dumpsters, which are fitted with cable hoists, are usually called roll-off trucks. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026

The city would remove thousands of cubic yards of soil and plants — six dump trucks’ worth each day — over about five months. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Troopers said that a preliminary investigation showed that the dump truck experienced a brake failure leading up to the collision. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dump truck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck

Kids Definition

dump truck

noun

: a truck for carrying and dumping loose material