English > garbage dump: 1 sense > noun 1, locationMeaning | A piece of land where waste materials are dumped. |
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Synonyms | dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite |
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Narrower | eitchen midden, midden, kitchen midden | (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement |
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garbage heap, junk heap, rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, junk pile, trash pile, refuse heap | An accumulation of refuse and discarded matter |
toxic waste dump, toxic waste site, toxic dumpsite | A location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
Broader | site, land site | The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) |
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Spanish | basural, basurero, escombrera, tiradero, vertedero, wasteyard |
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Catalan | abocador, wasteyard |
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