Meaning of dumpster diving | Babel Free
/ˈdʌmpstəˈdaɪvɪŋ/Definitions
The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.
US, uncountable
Equivalents
日本語
ゴミ漁り
Svenska
dumpstring
Examples
“Alan crawled to the back of the store, to Kurt’s den, sure that his friend would have been back there, worn out from a night’s dumpster diving.”
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.