garbage truck

garbage truck
A vehicle for the collection and removal of waste.

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  • garbage truck — garbage trucks N COUNT A garbage truck is a large truck which collects the garbage from outside people s houses. [AM] (in BRIT, use dustcart) …   English dictionary

  • garbage truck — garbage ,truck noun count AMERICAN a large truck used for collecting garbage …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • garbage truck — garbage .truck n AmE a large vehicle which goes from house to house to collect the contents of garbage cans British Equivalent: dust cart …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Garbage truck — Not to be confused with Dump truck. Scania front loader Garbage truck refers to a truck specially designed to collect small quantities of waste and haul the collected waste to a solid waste treatment facility. Other common names for this type of… …   Wikipedia

  • garbage truck — noun a truck for collecting domestic refuse in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart • Syn: ↑dustcart • Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck …   Useful english dictionary

  • garbage truck — noun (C) AmE a large vehicle which goes from house to house to collect the contents of garbage cans; dust cart BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • garbage truck — /ˈgabɪdʒ trʌk/ (say gahbij truk) noun a motor vehicle, usually specially designed, for the collection of domestic refuse …  

  • Garbage Man — may refer to: *a waste collector, a person who goes to houses and businesses to collect waste and take it to a landfill, incinerator, or waste facility * Garbage Man, a song by G. Love and Special Sauce from their 1994 album G. Love and Special… …   Wikipedia

  • Truck driver — A truck driver (Commonly called a trucker, driver or teamster in the United States and Canada, a truckie or ute driver in Australia and New Zealand and a lorry driver or driver in Ireland and the United Kingdom) is a person who earns a living as… …   Wikipedia

  • truck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vehicle, rig; lorry, van, pickup, dump, panel, rack; six , etc. wheeler, half track; cart, wagon, dray; barrow, dolly; dealings, barter. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An automotive vehicle for hauling] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

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