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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Firefighters had to call in a crane to lift the dump truck off the Ford Ranger.
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Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Investigators have identified the construction company operating the dump truck, Cheatum said, but have not publicly identified the driver responsible for the collision.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail led to a business in the 4700 block of Hubert Avenue in Tampa, where deputies discovered a man hard at work — trying to alter the dump truck’s vehicle identification number, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The 34-year-old Ocala man driving the dump truck was not injured in the crash, according to WTVT and WFLA.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Investigators have identified the construction company operating the dump truck, Cheatum said, but have not publicly identified the driver responsible for the collision.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail led to a business in the 4700 block of Hubert Avenue in Tampa, where deputies discovered a man hard at work — trying to alter the dump truck’s vehicle identification number, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The 34-year-old Ocala man driving the dump truck was not injured in the crash, according to WTVT and WFLA.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Dump truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20truck. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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