Phrase guide

garbage dump

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A landfill

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rubbish dump, rubbish tip

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a piece of land where waste materials are dumped

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: site, land site

Narrower terms: eitchen midden, midden, kitchen midden, garbage heap, junk heap, rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, junk pile, trash pile, refuse heap, toxic waste dump, toxic waste site, toxic dumpsite

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