dump
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- noun
- /dʌmp/
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depósito
- Long Binh's the biggest ammo dump in this country.
- a supply dump
Examples
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They need to move her before the fuel dump blows.
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After the storm, the local authorities organized a cleanup at the waste dump to prevent flooding.
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- Fuel dump is approved.
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Must have hit a hell of an ammunition dump, they figured.
Fiction book (1997) -
I saw some rat poison down at the supply dump yesterday and brought a bunch of it back with me.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's my supply dump.
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The soldiers stored their supplies at the military dump for the upcoming operation.
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The base has several fuel dumps located throughout the area for easy access during missions.
Compounds
- Jargon
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A plan that uses false news to raise a stock price and sell shares, leaving other investors with losses
- Specialized
A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors
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Etymology
Dump as a store of supplies also comes from the old word dumpen meaning 'to drop' or 'put in one place'. Soldiers put lots of things together in one spot, so a dump became the name for a place that holds supplies.