garbage stick
noun[C]
USuk/ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ ˌstɪk/us/ˈɡɑːr.bɪdʒ ˌstɪk/(UKlitter picker,litter pick)adevicelike alongstickwith twopartson the end that can beopenedandpressedtogether using ahandleat thetopof thestick, inordertopickupsmallpiecesofrubbishfrom theground, or astickwith apointon the end that can be used to do this:
Picking uptrashiseasywith thisgarbagestick.
Are you one of thosepeoplewho go around with agarbagestickhelpingtokeepyourcityclean?
Synonyms
trash grabberUS
trash pickerUS
- Thephotoshowsa womanholdingatrashbagwhile a manpicksuptrashwith agarbagestick.
- I didn't reallyunderstandwhy weneededtrainingon how to use agarbagestick.
Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- bargepole
- baton
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- cane
- lightning conductor
- litter grabber
- litter pick
- litter picker
- maypole
- pointer
- shaft
- stake
- telephone pole
- tent pole
- totem pole
- trash grabber
- trash picker
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Equipment used for cleaning