fly-tipping
fly-tipping noun: the illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites. Also the present participle and gerund of fly-tip.
Noun
fly-tipping (uncountable)
- The illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites.
- Ten tonnes of rubbish have been removed by Network Rail from a trackside fly-tipping hotspot north of the station.2021 June 16, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Eastern: Hartlepool”, in RAIL, number 933, page 26
- What can be done about fly-tipping? It’s one of the great scourges of the modern countryside – and it’s getting worse. Fly-tipping – the illegal dumping of rubbish on public land, farmland, laybys and country lanes – has soared to an all-time high in England, according to new statistics released by...2026 June, “Fly-tipping is destroying our countryside – here’s how to stop this disgraceful trend”, in BBC Countryfile Magazine
Also used as
fly-tipping is also the present participle and gerund of fly-tip.
Forms of fly-tipping
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Origin of fly-tipping
From the verb tip (“to dump (refuse)”), and on the fly (“spontaneously or extemporaneously”).
Questions about fly-tipping
- What does fly-tipping mean?
- Fly-tipping means the illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites.
- What part of speech is fly-tipping?
- Fly-tipping is a noun.
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