garbage truck
noun
US
: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans
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Workers at the landfill identified a plot that is 200 feet by 200 feet by 4 feet where the garbage truck dropped off the waste, according to officials, prompting a four-week search.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
When these electronic devices are crushed and compressed in a garbage truck, the batteries are damaged and pose a serious fire hazard.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
Snyder is scheduled to go to trial for a third time in U.S. District Court in Hammond on a bribery charge involving a $13,000 payment for a garbage truck contract.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Members of Unite, the union representing garbage truck workers, walked off the job March 11 over the elimination of a job position and painful pay cuts.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
When these electronic devices are crushed and compressed in a garbage truck, the batteries are damaged and pose a serious fire hazard.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
Snyder is scheduled to go to trial for a third time in U.S. District Court in Hammond on a bribery charge involving a $13,000 payment for a garbage truck contract.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Members of Unite, the union representing garbage truck workers, walked off the job March 11 over the elimination of a job position and painful pay cuts.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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