dumpsite
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- noun
- /ˈdʌmˌsaɪt/
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vertedero
- Biodegradable circuits, for example, can help solve the problem of discarded circuits piling up in dumpsites and large trash zones.
Examples
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A dumpsite of all my crazy thoughts and happenings.
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In Bangladesh, children scavenge for food amid animal waste dumped from tanneries not far from one of the city dumpsites.
Academic text (2002) -
Once had this case in a dumpsite.
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People must use it as a dumpsite.
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The remains of a failed canal project were used as a chemical dumpsite for several decades.
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We should pity those people who live in the dumpsite.
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There's hundreds of different dumpsites, hiding places.
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The dumpsite was discovered and investigated by the local newspaper, the Niagara Falls Gazette, from 1976 through the evacuation in 1978.
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Ever since the late 19th century, toxic wastes have made their way into the harbor through run-off from dumpsites, direct industrial discharges, atmospheric fallout, and sewage that contains both industrial and household contaminants.
Academic text (1992) -
The city council has announced plans to clean up the abandoned dumpsite near the river.
Synonyms
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1.1
A place where people leave large amounts of rubbish
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A place where people take and leave large amounts of waste
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A place where people throw away unwanted things, often illegally
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A pile of garbage and old things people throw away
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A messy pile of old broken things people throw away
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A messy heap of old things that people throw away
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A heap of thrown away things like paper and bottles
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A place where people put waste to be taken away
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A large pile of things that people have thrown away
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A pile of old broken metal and other things kept to be thrown away
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A pile of waste and old things
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A large open area where people leave trash
A piece of land where people dump waste from homes and factories
An area of land where people put rubbish
A pile of rubbish left outside in one place
Compounds
- Specialized
A place where people dump poisonous waste, often illegally or unsafely
How Managed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dumpsite is a simple compound of dump ('to drop or throw away') and site ('place'), like the site in website. So a dumpsite is literally a place where people drop waste.