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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Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff A neighborhood park rises again Excavators rumble and dump trucks roar, even on weekends.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
The driver of the dump truck was injured and was taken to a hospital, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
The public works department has 48 dump trucks with snowplows and salt spreaders, nine pickup trucks with plows, six loaders and one grader.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery, worth $6.5 billion, offers autonomous off-road dump trucks for the mining industry.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 June 2025
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
The driver of the dump truck was injured and was taken to a hospital, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
The public works department has 48 dump trucks with snowplows and salt spreaders, nine pickup trucks with plows, six loaders and one grader.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery, worth $6.5 billion, offers autonomous off-road dump trucks for the mining industry.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 June 2025
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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