dump truck

or dumptruck

noun

1. a usually open-topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents, as sand or gravel, through an open tailgate.

dump truck

/ ˈdʌmpə- /

noun

1. a small truck used on building sites, having a load-bearing container at the front that can be tipped up to unload the contents

Word History and Origins

Origin of dump truck¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

The storm had put her husband, who mows lawns, out of work, so he was hauling gravel with his dump truck.

From Los Angeles Times

From the enormous dump trucks full of sand to the tankers of fuel being brought in; shelters set up in schools and free Uber rides - it's a remarkable effort.

From BBC

Excavators clawed at the remnants of Iron Gate Dam, clattering loudly as they unloaded tons of earth and rock into dump trucks.

From Los Angeles Times

Then in late June, police in Chiapas discovered the bullet-riddled bodies of 19 men in and around an abandoned dump truck on a dirt road in the township of La Concordia.

From Los Angeles Times

Public works crews removed 100 dump trucks worth of sand from the nearest intersection.

From Los Angeles Times