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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The 41-year-old garbage truck driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 Think of a garbage truck in orbit, except this one has to track down its trash while both objects are traveling thousands of miles per hour. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Investigators obtained dash camera footage that showed Whittmore crossing into the opposite lane of traffic in the same area a day earlier in an apparent attempt to crash head-on into a garbage truck, the Sheriff’s Office statement said. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The garbage truck driver took evasive action and avoided a collision. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for garbage truck

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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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