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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The kit comes with nine vehicles, including cranes, dump trucks, and diggers.
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Terri Peters, Parents, 20 June 2024
Her husband, James, 70, drives a dump truck and has a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm.
—Judith Graham, CNN, 18 June 2024
But if items weren't moved, officers and other city workers could throw them in a dump truck.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2024
Video surveillance in the area showed Nguyen traveling quickly through the construction site and nearly hit the flagger before striking Diaz-Nieves and then two dump trucks, which disabled the vehicle and caused extensive damage, according to the report.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
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Terri Peters, Parents, 20 June 2024
Her husband, James, 70, drives a dump truck and has a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm.
—Judith Graham, CNN, 18 June 2024
But if items weren't moved, officers and other city workers could throw them in a dump truck.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2024
Video surveillance in the area showed Nguyen traveling quickly through the construction site and nearly hit the flagger before striking Diaz-Nieves and then two dump trucks, which disabled the vehicle and caused extensive damage, according to the report.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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