noun
- Plural of dustbin; containers for holding garbage or waste material before disposal.
Usage: British English; American English typically uses 'garbage cans' or 'trash cans'; Usually cylindrical or rectangular with a lid
Examples
- The dustbins are collected every Tuesday morning.
- Please put your empty bottles in the dustbins outside.
- The street was lined with overflowing dustbins after the festival.
- She sorted her recyclables into separate dustbins.
- The dustbins need to be emptied before the guests arrive.
- Children knocked over the dustbins while playing in the alley.