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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An unusual criminal ring focused entirely on heisting semi-trucks, trailers and dump trucks has been busted in Florida, resulting in $6 million worth of heavy equipment being found, according to investigators.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Alcoholic beverages of any kind — open or closed — are banned in commercial vehicles, like buses and dump trucks, but there are some exceptions.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The Berlin Wall fell and landfills swelled with Soviet junk
Thirty-five years after millions of East Germans tossed their Soviet-era stuff as quickly as dump trucks could haul it, young people who were not born when communist rule ended are finding joy in certain GDR collectibles.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
Firefighters had to call in a crane to lift the dump truck off the Ford Ranger.
—Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Alcoholic beverages of any kind — open or closed — are banned in commercial vehicles, like buses and dump trucks, but there are some exceptions.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The Berlin Wall fell and landfills swelled with Soviet junk
Thirty-five years after millions of East Germans tossed their Soviet-era stuff as quickly as dump trucks could haul it, young people who were not born when communist rule ended are finding joy in certain GDR collectibles.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
Firefighters had to call in a crane to lift the dump truck off the Ford Ranger.
—Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 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 4 May. 2025.
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