noun
- a truck with a large open bed that can be tilted or raised at the back to unload its cargo
Usage: also written as 'dumptruck' or 'dump-truck'; common in construction and landscaping
Examples
- The construction site used a dump truck to haul away the rubble.
- A dump truck backed up to the loading area to pick up gravel.
- The driver raised the dump truck's bed to release the sand.
- Several dump trucks were lined up at the quarry.
- We rented a dump truck to move the soil for our garden project.