dustcart en · NOUN
Etymology
From dust + cart.
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK) A vehicle for collecting refuse.
Imagine your dismay if you'd been using film and not noticed the dustcart in the shot until you were back home, when your photos had been processed.
2014, Simon Whaley, Compass Points - Photography for Writers:There were other disputes in Scotland, indeed in Glasgow, some affecting local authority services, and from the second day of coverage of the dustcart strike, reporting often linked them in bulletins; […]
2009, Peter Beharrell, Howard Davis, John Eldridge, Bad News, page 246:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dust cart | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dustcarts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |