Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumping ground

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: dump-ing -ground
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Any place where unwanted items are sent.

noun

A presumably polyphyletic supraspecific taxon where species of unclear affinities are placed.

Example Sentences

"The Indian representative of a global trade union called IndustriALL warned that other clothes and accessories shipped overseas might also be radioactive because India has become a "dumping ground" for the West's hazardous waste."
"Around 25 years ago, it was used as a dumping ground for Toton locomotives destined for scrapyards."
"Several genera, e.g. Miltonia Lindl., Odontoglossum Kunth and Oncidium Sw., have historically been viewed as taxa of convenience and thus became dumping grounds for species of unclear relationships."

Inflected Forms

dumping grounds (plural)

Synonyms

wastebasket taxon

Questions

What does dumping ground mean?: A landfill.

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