compactor
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3.8
- noun
- /kəmˈpæktər/
:
compactador
- I will put my yard trimmings in a car compactor.
- compactor trucks
- loader compactor
- a trash compactor
You know, we have compactors that collect the waste and then push the waste into the real end load loaders.
- You know, we have compactors that collect the waste and then push the waste into the real end load loaders.
Examples
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I put it in the garbage compactor.
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The trash collector emptied the apartment's compactor to reduce the waste volume.
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Then I got in the car and backed up to the compactor.
Fiction book (2000) -
Another marvelous device is the trash compactor; a week's worth of garbage ends up looking like a boxed lunch.
Fiction book (2001) -
Solar-powered trash compactors are eating their way to the forefront of the green movement.
Academic text (2008) -
Never-read magazines, newspapers, and last week's mail are tossed into the compactor for crushing.
Fiction book (1997) -
Boston recently installed 400 solar-powered trash compactors on city sidewalks to keep cans from overflowing.
Blog text (1) -
After dinner, she placed the leftovers in the compactor to save space in the bin.
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The construction crew used a compactor to compress the soil before laying the foundation.
Synonyms
141
4.1
A machine that uses pressure to shape, cut, or squeeze things
1
6.0
A machine that crushes and compacts large items like cans or boxes
1
6.0
A tool that pushes down to make things flat, like fabric or garlic
1
5.6
A machine or person that presses things flat
A machine with a flat plate that packs dirt, gravel or sand tightly
A machine with a flat plate that vibrates and makes soil, sand, or gravel firm
A tool that packs soil or gravel tightly before building
A machine that uses force to shape, cut, or squeeze materials
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A machine with a flat plate that vibrates and makes soil, sand, or gravel firm
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word compactor comes from compact, which means 'press together' or 'make dense', and the ending -or means 'one that does something'. So a compactor is literally a machine that 'presses things together', which is why it crushes or flattens materials to make them smaller.