noun
- Plural of dustcart; vehicles used to collect and transport household garbage and refuse.
Usage: British English term; American English equivalent is 'garbage trucks' or 'trash trucks'; Also called 'refuse trucks' or 'waste collection vehicles'
Examples
- The dustcarts come by every Tuesday morning to collect the bins.
- Several dustcarts were parked along the street during the sanitation workers' shift.
- The loud noise of the dustcarts woke the neighborhood early in the morning.
- Children watched as the dustcarts lifted and emptied the heavy rubbish bins.
- The city deployed additional dustcarts to handle the increased waste after the holiday.