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[ duhm-ping-ground ] / ˈdʌm pɪŋˌgraʊnd /
Origin of dumping-groundAn Americanism dating back to 1855–60 Words nearby dumping-grounddumortierite, dump, dump bin, dumpcart, dumping, dumping-ground, dumping syndrome, dumpish, dumpling, dump on, dump orbit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dumping-groundAmerica long remained a dumping-ground for nearly all the nations of the world having an excess of population. As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous This country must not be made the dumping-ground for foreign vagabondism. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z|Various A “dump” or “dumping-ground” is thus the place where such waste material is deposited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various Frost was the agent, ice was his delver, water his carrier, and the basin of Lake Ontario his dumping-ground. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts|George W. Holley
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