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garbage truck

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garbage truck
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a US and Canadian name for dustcart
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Noun1.garbage truckgarbage truck - a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart"
dustcart
motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
Translations
garbage truck n (Am) → camion m inv della nettezza urbana
garbage truck n (Am) → camion m inv della nettezza urbana


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