Dumpster
Definitions
A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.
Canada, US
Equivalents
15 more languages
Catalàcontenidor
Ελληνικάκάδος απορριμμάτων
עבריתצפרדע
Magyarkuka
Italianocassonetto
Portuguêscaçamba de lixo
Türkçeçöp tenekesi
Examples
“He realized with a brief shudder that Kurt probably used this flashlight while nipple-deep in dumpsters, had an image of Kurt transferring it from his gloved hands to his mouth and back again as he dug through bags of kitchen and toilet waste⟳, looking for discarded technology.”
“[…]with the uncanny ability to always look⟳ like⟳ he just woke up in a dumpster”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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