dumping ground

noun

: a place to which unwanted people or things are sent

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And that this particular region of space is some kind of interstellar dumping ground — hence the remains of a black taxi cab, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and an Egyptian Pyramid floating through space as the TARDIS flies away. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Crews are slated to perform maintenance on the sewer system in Tijuana, which sits across the border from San Diego, which continues to be a dumping ground for Mexico's pollution, San Diego Supervisor Jim Desmond told Fox News Digital. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Slow Horses This darkly funny espionage drama follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025 What To Know The river has often been a dumping ground for waste and garbage, and on Tuesday its waters appeared pink. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dumping ground

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dumping ground was in 1857

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“Dumping ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping%20ground. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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