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rubbish dump N Brit, rubbish tip N Brit

rubbish dump

depósito m de lixo

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Until 1990 it was a rubbish dump, but it was then restored as a nature reserve. en.wikipedia.org

There was a rubbish dump across the road from where the family lived. www.smh.com.au

The last of these sheds survived well into the 1980s and was latterly used by the local council as a rubbish dump. en.wikipedia.org

The area was used as a rubbish dump with the tiers that were cut into in the steep hillside now filled with rows of thousands of tents. en.wikipedia.org

It was used as a rubbish dump during the 1950s, but together with a short section of the canal was restored in the 1980s. en.wikipedia.org

One of his most memorable experiences was living for a year in a community that settled in an abandoned rubbish dump. www.westmeathindependent.ie

An international panel of experts said the government's account that the students were burnt beyond identification at a rubbish dump was physically impossible. www.bbc.co.uk

The site's main feature is the large floor of limestone slabs on top of a shell midden (rubbish dump). en.wikipedia.org

It does, however, possess a small public school, a public hall, a showground, and a council rubbish dump. en.wikipedia.org

Most of it was destroyed by tipping colliery waste on it, and then using it as a rubbish dump in the 1950s, but parts have since been reclaimed. en.wikipedia.org

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