dumping site

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dumping
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdʌm.pɪŋ/us
/ˈdʌm.pɪŋ/
the act of getting rid of something that is ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofdumpingandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similarly, the monitoring of thedumpingsitewas set up after work had commenced.
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It will not be easy to lower the flood plain close to thedumpingsite.
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But from last 35 years it has been used as adumpingsite.
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The ridge had long been adumpingsitefor rubble for tomb robbers.
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Since at least 1968 it has been adumpingsitefor silt dredged from the river.
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Similarly, the state of the marine environment, both at thedumpingsiteand elsewhere, is kept under regular scientific surveillance within the framework of defined monitoring programmes.
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The depth of water and the fact that thedumpingsiteis shown on published navigational charts ensure that the material constitutes no hazard to vessels.
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A cross section of thedumpingsitehas been published in the city plan for the area, on page 48.
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Over 150m ft of garbage has risen from the ground since the area became a designateddumpingsitein 1957.
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Very often, because of the type of craft used, people could not go out, or did not want to go out, to the approveddumpingsitewhen storms were brewing.
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The exact site of the formerdumpingsitehas been found unfit for development, as the landfill extends deep into the bottom of the sea.
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It is collected 3-4 times daily from the residential area, which is sent to a shareddumpingsite3km mi from the city.
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The planning of the restoration work of the formerdumpingsitehas been begun, and a special environmental permit has been sought for the restoration work.
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