garbage truck

noun

: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans

Examples of garbage truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement Later video shows workers throwing tents into a large garbage truck. —

Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024 Listen to this article One person was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash between an SUV and a city garbage truck in Waterbury on Thursday morning, police said. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2024 The garbage truck is a monolith, the only vehicle onstage. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2024 Listen to this article A New Hampshire woman who wound up in a dumpster, which was later scooped up by a garbage truck, miraculously survived her ordeal with minor injuries. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garbage truck

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