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单词 dumpsite
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dumpsiten.

Brit. /ˈdʌmpsʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈdəmpˌsaɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dump v.1, dump n.4, site n.
Etymology: < either dump v.1 or dump n.4 + site n. Compare earlier dump n.4 2 and dumping-ground n. at dumping n.3 Compounds 2.
A place where refuse or waste is deposited; a rubbish tip.
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1873 Daily Colorado Miner 30 Dec. A substantial post..was placed..at each corner of the dump site.
1964 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 79 544/2 Two landfills were being operated at old dumpsites where refuse was once burned.
2008 F. A. Uriarte Solid Waste Managem. Princ. & Pract. ii. 28 Scavenging is the main source of income of some 3,000 to 5,000 persons at the nine dumpsites of Metro Manila.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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