dump truck, noun phrase

A truck with a load body that can be tilted or has a tailgate that opens for offloading, typically of loose materials.
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Used also in North American English.
2011 capegallery.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Clark Excavating began as a part-time venture with the purchase a backhoe, a bulldozer, and a dump truck.
2017 sowetanlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus)One person was killed and four others sustained moderate injuries when a bus and a dump truckcollided on the corners of Pretorius and Du Toit Streets...
A truck with a load body that can be tilted or has a tailgate that opens for offloading, typically of loose materials.
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