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单词 dumpster diving
释义

dumpster diving

or Dumpster diving


noun

the practice of foraging in garbage that has been put out on the street in dumpsters, garbage cans, etc., for discarded items that may still be valuable, useful, or fixable.

Words nearby dumpster diving

dump on, dump orbit, dumps, dumpsite, dumpster, dumpster diving, dumpster fire, dump truck, dumpy, dumpy level, dum spiro, spero
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Example sentences from the Web for dumpster diving

  • Micah asks one of her dumpster-diving friends, who scored a load of meat too big for any of them to finish.

    This Week’s Hot Reads: November 4, 2013|Damaris Colhoun|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Discover a secret gadget on your next Silicon Valley dumpster-diving expedition?

    The Best Gadgets Money Can't Buy|Nicholas Ciarelli|October 24, 2008|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for dumpster diving

dumpster diving
/ (ˈdʌmpstə) /

noun

US the practice of searching through dustbins for discarded but still usable or valuable objects such as food or clothes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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