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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On May 7, Taylor was riding his bike in the bike lane near the intersection of Middlefield Road and Prior Lane in Atherton when he was hit by a garbage truck making a right turn.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
According to the complaint, video footage from May 13 showed a garbage truck emptying the contents of a large dumpster behind Collins Sr.’s apartment.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Workers at the landfill identified a plot that is 200 feet by 200 feet by 4 feet where the garbage truck dropped off the waste, according to officials, prompting a four-week search.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
When these electronic devices are crushed and compressed in a garbage truck, the batteries are damaged and pose a serious fire hazard.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
According to the complaint, video footage from May 13 showed a garbage truck emptying the contents of a large dumpster behind Collins Sr.’s apartment.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Workers at the landfill identified a plot that is 200 feet by 200 feet by 4 feet where the garbage truck dropped off the waste, according to officials, prompting a four-week search.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
When these electronic devices are crushed and compressed in a garbage truck, the batteries are damaged and pose a serious fire hazard.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for garbage truck
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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