refuse heap

Other forms: refuse heaps

Definitions of refuse heap
  1. noun
    an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
    synonyms: garbage heap, junk heap, junk pile, rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, trash pile
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    type of:
    dump, dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard
    a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
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