dump site

collocation in English

meaningsofdumpandsite

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dump
noun[C]
uk
/dʌmp/us
/dʌmp/
;
a place where people are allowed to leave ...
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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 ofdumpandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdump site

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Thedumpsitehas been used for many years.
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The fishermen claim that the material was recovered outwith the limits of thedumpsite.
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The purpose is to film a documentary about the burial and to excavate thedumpsite.
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Until these surveys are completed, it is not possible to offer an informed opinion on how the material has come to be located outwith thedumpsite.
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The visual evidence and observations of trawlers in the area confirm that there has been recent and continuing trawling of fishing gear across thedumpsite.
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The lower western part of the park was once used as a refusedumpsitewhich polluted the local water.
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The park around the dune was built on a converteddumpsiteby local residents in 1964.
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After mining ended, it became an urban wild and unofficialdumpsitefor appliances, cars, tires and other junk.
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Thedumpsitewas a series of holes which were initially clay quarries and later utilized as a dumping place for discarded fort objects.
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In 2006 the locomotive tender, truck frames and other associated items which had been uncovered were trucked from thedumpsiteto be stored with the frame.
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