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PRONUNCIATION OF REFUSE LORRY

refuse lorry  [ˈrɛfjuːs ˈlɒrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFUSE LORRY

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refuse lorry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFUSE LORRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

refuse lorry

Garbage truck

Garbage truck or dustbin lorry refers to a truck specially designed to collect small quantities of waste and haul the collected waste to a solid waste treatment facility. Other common names for this type of truck include trash truck and dump truck in the United States, and rubbish truck, bin wagon, dustcart, dustbin lorry, bin lorry and bin motor elsewhere. Technical names include waste collection vehicle and refuse collection vehicle. These trucks are a common sight in most urban areas.

Definition of refuse lorry in the English dictionary

The definition of refuse lorry in the dictionary is a lorry used to collect and dispose of rubbish and waste from homes, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFUSE LORRY


chorrie
ˈtʃɒrɪ
corrie
ˈkɒrɪ
lorry
ˈlɒrɪ
Macquarie
məˈkwɒrɪ
quarry
ˈkwɒrɪ
sorry
ˈsɒrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFUSE LORRY

refusable
refusal
refuse
refuse bin
refuse chute
refuse collection
refuse collector
refuse destructor
refuse disposal
refuse disposal service
refuse disposal unit
refuse dump
refuse truck
refusenik
refuser
refusion
refusnik
refutability
refutable
refutably

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFUSE LORRY

articulated lorry
barry
berry
blackberry
carry
cherry
flat-bed lorry
harry
hurry
in a hurry
jerry
Larry
motor lorry
not to worry
off the back of a lorry
perry
refrigerated lorry
terry
tipper lorry
worry

Synonyms and antonyms of refuse lorry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «refuse lorry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFUSE LORRY

Find out the translation of refuse lorry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refuse lorry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refuse lorry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拒绝货车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

negarse camión
570 millions of speakers

English

refuse lorry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लॉरी मना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رفض شاحنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отказаться грузовик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recusar caminhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লরি প্রত্যাখ্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voiture d´éboueurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enggan lori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Müllwagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大型トラックを拒否する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트럭 을 거부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nolak lori
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ chối xe tải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாரி மறுக்கிறார்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉरी नकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kamyonu çöpe at
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

camion della spazzatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Śmieciarka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмовитися вантажівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

refuza camion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρνηθεί φορτηγό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vragmotor weier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sopbil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nekte lastebil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refuse lorry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFUSE LORRY»

The term «refuse lorry» is used very little and occupies the 186.049 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFUSE LORRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «refuse lorry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «refuse lorry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refuse lorry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFUSE LORRY»

Discover the use of refuse lorry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refuse lorry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nine Weeks at Hammersmith
Again, because the rubbish had been compacted into the refuse lorry it was usual only to be able to dampen the fire down. If a fierce fire was involved, or if the tipping point was some distance away, the fire engine had to accompany the refuse ...
Dave Wilson, 2007
2
Motor Transport
Motor. Van,. Lorry,. and. Tractor. News. The prize[]Aberdeen-Angus bull " Everlasting " entering the combined cattle float and coal and refuse lorry Abridgments of Recent Patents. being drawn together by a turnbuckle. British Motor Lorries in ...
‎1908
3
Firefighter!: The Drama and Humour of a Dangerous Profession
Like the exploding refuse lorry in a back- street just off London's Marble Arch. Making their routine calls to shop and office premises, the refuse collectors picked up several bottles, drums, rubbish cartons and other paper packages from a ...
Neil Wallington, 1992
4
Progress in Sustainable Development Research
The collection station is usually located outside the area where the refuse is collected to avoid refuse lorry traffic on collection runs. One collection station can handle the waste of 7. 000-8. 000 homes, i.e. about 25, 000 kg/day of urban refuse.
Roberto Antonio Lopez, 2008
5
Ever Present Danger
refuse lorry destined for the factory. Its driver and mate were known and familiar to the guards and sentries at the factory. They had undertaken the delivery of empty bins and the evening collection of the full bins every day for the past year or ...
C. S. Peters, 2011
6
Keegan: The One-Way Deal
Men scrambled from the refuse-lorry. A new Chevrolet slid forward from the cover of a group of olives. Ellen powered the motor and blocked the track. The steel eggs had a two-second delay. She knew the grenades, had used them. As she ...
Brian Ball, 2003
7
The Gaelic-English Dictionary
... III cha teid an ldrach aige ds mo chuimhne a dli iaitligliearr its imprint will not leave my memory soon III bha ldrach na sgeiiie na cliliabh the mark of the knife was in his chest laraidh, -ean nf lorry laraidh-fhuighlich iif refuse lorry, refuse cart l.
Colin B.D. Mark, 2003
8
A Tall Man In A Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians
The refuse lorry was coming slowly down the road towards us. Therewas so muchstuff on thepavements outside the little houses ('Look, an avocadocoloured bathroom suite!') thatitwas amazing ithad ever fitted into them inthe first place.
Harry Pearson, 2013
9
Something Went Bump
Billy looked on as the Celtic daftie burrowed his way deep down until his entire body had vanished beneath the reeking refuse. Billy looked up over the roofs of the hospital buildings. The refuse lorry was now through the gate, heading towards ...
Scott Creighton, 2006
10
Police Surgeon: Lethal Deception
“Well, I now know that my mother called the council herself to complain when the refuse lorry kind of accidentally on purpose missed her out. And that really is odd. ” “Seems sensible enough to me.” “It would if someone like you had made the ...
Pat Scott, Tom White, 2008

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFUSE LORRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refuse lorry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sleeping man tipped into bin lorry in Nuneaton
A man has been rescued from the back of a refuse lorry in Warwickshire after ... The 30-year-old was discovered in the lorry outside Pingles Leisure Centre on ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Bin Lorry Crashes Into Shoppers: Six Dead
Bin Lorry Crashes Into Shoppers: Six Dead. Witnesses hear "bangs and screams" as a council refuse lorry mounts the pavement and ploughs into Glasgow ... «Sky News, Dec 14»
3
Woman, 72, dies after being hit by refuse lorry in Norton
The woman, a pedestrian aged 72 and from the local area, was in a collision with a refuse lorry contracted by Tewkesbury Borough Council and was confirmed ... «Gloucester Citizen, Nov 14»
4
Passenger of overturned bin lorry dies
A man travelling in a refuse lorry that overturned on the A406 earlier this ... by the Cooks Ferry Interchange at 8.35am to reports of an overturned refuse lorry. «East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Sep 14»
5
Drunk student crushed to death in a refuse lorry after falling asleep …
Unfortunately for Mr Elsey, the weekly collection was due to take place just a few hours after he climbed into the bin. He died in the back of the lorry after his ... «The Independent, Nov 13»

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