megadump

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noun

A very large dump, or site for discarding waste.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounmegadump (plural megadumps)

plural megadumps

  1. A very large dump, or site for discarding waste.

    Standing on top of Trash Mountain (our local megadump) and affirming the Messianic promise of the kingdom of heaven, we cannot help but take responsibility for recycling and reducing consumption.

    2000, Ari Elon, Naomi M. Hyman, Arthur Waskow, Trees, Earth, and Torah, page 414
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    Down in McDowell County, nothing symbolized the region's tragic fall like a plan hatched in the early 1990s and recently revived to build a 50,000-ton-per-month megadump for garbage in the old coalfields.

    2007, Jeff Goodell, Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future, page 36

Origin

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APA

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“megadump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megadump. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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