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Definition of Dumpster
1. Noun. A container designed to receive and transport and dump waste.
Definition of Dumpster
1. Noun. (American English) A large trash receptacle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dumpster
1. a large trash receptacle -- a trademark [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dumpster
Literary usage of Dumpster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"Alan tried to climb the dumpster's sticky walls, but couldn't get a purchase.
Kurt, standing on something in the dumpster that crackled, reached down and ..."
2. Storm Water Management for Construction Activities: Developing Pollution by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Waste Disposal: Waste Materials All waste materials will be collected and stored
in a securely lidded metal dumpster rented from the ADF Waste Management ..."
3. Making Sense: Small-Group Comprehension Lessons for English Language Learners by Juli Kendall, Outey Khuon (2005)
"The newspaper article says that a newborn infant found in a dumpster was in good
condition ... If the baby was in good condition and it was in the dumpster, ..."
4. Surviving Twilight: A Soldier's Chronicle of Daily Life in Iraq by Shane A. Bernskoetter (2005)
"Tonight I went out to put some trash in the dumpster. The moon was partially
obscured but I could still see decently well. As I walked up to the side of the ..."
5. Business Guide for Reducing Solid Waste by John Winter, Ken Brown, Kathy Frevert, Elizabeth Feinberg (1998)
"Anticipating that it no longer would need to have its dumpster emptied ...
Today, Pressure Science simply calls the hauler whenever the dumpster is full. ..."
6. The Mechanical Equipment Repair Industry (Machine Shops): Guides to by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Few rags are used and they are disposed of in a dumpster. In addition, the empty
paint cans and 20 pounds of spent clay absorbent per month are also ..."
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