trash dump

/træʃ dəmp/

Other forms: trash dumps

Definitions of trash dump

1. noun

   a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
   synonyms: dump, dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, waste-yard, wasteyard

   types:

   eitchen midden, kitchen midden, midden

   (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement

   garbage heap, junk heap, junk pile, refuse heap, rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, trash pile

   an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter

   toxic dumpsite, toxic waste dump, toxic waste site

   a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)

   type of:

   land site, site

   the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)