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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Last weekend, the department also used city dump trucks to block off Sixth Street in lieu of the usual barriers, which are much easier to drive through.
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Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
By doing the reduction work close to the disaster site, debris that initially filled three or four dump trucks can be consolidated into one large semi tractor-trailer load.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The person was identified as the dump truck driver, 39-year-old Keith Siegel, according to the news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
Dauberman said a front-end loader had to be used to scoop up the piles of hot dogs on the road and drop them into a dump truck in order to clear the highway.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
By doing the reduction work close to the disaster site, debris that initially filled three or four dump trucks can be consolidated into one large semi tractor-trailer load.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The person was identified as the dump truck driver, 39-year-old Keith Siegel, according to the news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
Dauberman said a front-end loader had to be used to scoop up the piles of hot dogs on the road and drop them into a dump truck in order to clear the highway.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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