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bin lorry

bin lorry noun: a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste.

bin lorry: a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste
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Noun

bin lorry (plural bin lorries)

  1. (UK, informal) a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste.

Synonyms of bin lorry

Forms of bin lorry

pluralbin lorries

Origin of bin lorry

The word bin refers to rubbish bins.

Questions about bin lorry

What does bin lorry mean?
Bin lorry means a special-purpose vehicle for the collection of domestic (and commercial) waste.
What part of speech is bin lorry?
Bin lorry is a noun.
What is the plural of bin lorry?
The plural of bin lorry is bin lorries.

Words near bin lorry in the dictionary

  1. bin fires
  2. bin juice
  3. bin liner
  4. bin liners
  5. bin lorries
  6. bin lorry
  7. bin man
  8. bin men
  9. bin night
  10. bin nights
  11. bin off

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