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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Emergency services are shedding more light after a dump truck driver plowed into a South Jersey home on Tuesday, while its elderly homeowner was inside.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Wild dashcam footage has been released showing the moment an out-of-control dump truck smashed into a New Jersey home after its driver suffered a medical emergency.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Every day, millions of commercial vehicles—including semis, dump trucks, tow trucks, reefers, delivery vans, and more—drive across American roads and highways.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
The driver of a city of Eden dump truck allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and traveled through an intersection before striking six of the workers, according to the state highway patrol.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Wild dashcam footage has been released showing the moment an out-of-control dump truck smashed into a New Jersey home after its driver suffered a medical emergency.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Every day, millions of commercial vehicles—including semis, dump trucks, tow trucks, reefers, delivery vans, and more—drive across American roads and highways.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
The driver of a city of Eden dump truck allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and traveled through an intersection before striking six of the workers, according to the state highway patrol.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 25 Apr. 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 27 May. 2025.
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