noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites. British, uncountable

   "Ten tonnes of rubbish have been removed by Network Rail from a trackside fly-tipping hotspot north of the station."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of fly-tip form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Tom's been caught on camera fly-tipping."

Etymology

From the verb tip (“to dump (refuse)”), and on the fly (“spontaneously or extemporaneously”).

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