Dustcart

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A vehicle for collecting refuse. Ireland, UK

    "There were other disputes in Scotland, indeed in Glasgow, some affecting local authority services, and from the second day of coverage of the dustcart strike, reporting often linked them in bulletins; […]"

  2. 2
    a truck for collecting domestic refuse wordnet

Synonyms

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garbage truckgarbage truckbin lorrybin lorryrefuserefuse truck

Example

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"The refuse collectors put the rubbish into the dustcart."

Etymology

From dust + cart.

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