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DUMPCART
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dumpcart" is a kind of...):
cart (a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dumpcart"):
tumbrel; tumbril (a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution)