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Meaning of dumpster diving | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdʌmpstəˈdaɪvɪŋ

Definitions

The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.

US, uncountable

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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.
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