garbage truck
noun
US
: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans
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One person is dead following a pedestrian crash involving a garbage truck in Westland.
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The spokesperson said the garbage truck driver and passenger were released from the hospital.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Investigators followed DeAngelo around to try to collect some of his DNA until finally deciding to have a law enforcement officer pose as a garbage collector and lined the garbage truck with plastic before taking DeAngelo’s trash, Ho said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
According to the Global Fashion Agenda, that is the equivalent of a garbage truck full of clothing being incinerated or sent to a landfill every second.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The spokesperson said the garbage truck driver and passenger were released from the hospital.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Investigators followed DeAngelo around to try to collect some of his DNA until finally deciding to have a law enforcement officer pose as a garbage collector and lined the garbage truck with plastic before taking DeAngelo’s trash, Ho said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
According to the Global Fashion Agenda, that is the equivalent of a garbage truck full of clothing being incinerated or sent to a landfill every second.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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