"bin lorry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bin lorries [plural]
Etymology: The word bin refers to rubbish bins. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bin lorry (plural bin lorries)
  1. (UK, informal) a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): Vehicles Synonyms: dustcart [UK, dated], garbage truck [Canada, US]
    Sense id: en-bin_lorry-en-noun-DDktebI6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Vehicles",
          "orig": "en:Vehicles",
          "parents": [
            "Machines",
            "Transport",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        "a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste."
      ],
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        "(UK, informal) a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste."
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "UK",
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "dustcart"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Canada",
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "garbage truck"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bin lorry (plural bin lorries)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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        "a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste."
      ],
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        "(UK, informal) a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "UK",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "dustcart"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "garbage truck"
    }
  ],
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}

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