garbage truck
noun
US
: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans
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Loading your audio article A garbage truck caught on fire in North Haven last week when a lithium ion battery exploded, sending the driver to the hospital with burn injuries.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
In another corner, trash bags in three sizes — eight, 10 or 12 pounds — can be thrown into the back of a city garbage truck fashioned from wood and plastic.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Des Moines is sticking with its electric garbage truck — even as performance glitches slow down service and other agencies back away from electrification.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Apr. 2025
Instead, Ray is greeted by more Nazi biker thugs and escapes their grasp via foot chase and a gnarly run-in with a garbage truck.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
In another corner, trash bags in three sizes — eight, 10 or 12 pounds — can be thrown into the back of a city garbage truck fashioned from wood and plastic.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Des Moines is sticking with its electric garbage truck — even as performance glitches slow down service and other agencies back away from electrification.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Apr. 2025
Instead, Ray is greeted by more Nazi biker thugs and escapes their grasp via foot chase and a gnarly run-in with a garbage truck.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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