DUSTBIN


Meaning of DUSTBIN in English

UK, [esp. UK] bin, [US and ANZ] garbage can, US also trash can [noun] [C] - a large container for rubbish from a house or other building, usually kept outsideThe dustbins are emptied on Wednesdays.Put the dustbin lid on properly or the cats will get into the bin and cause a mess.(figurative) This exam consigned many children to the dustbin (= The children who failed were considered to be stupid).(figurative) Trotsky wrote that his enemies belonged in the dustbin of history (= would be forgotten about).(UK) A dustbin bag/liner (UK bin bag/liner, [US and ANZ] garbage bag, US trash can liner or trash bag) is a plastic bag put inside a container for waste, esp. one which is used inside a house to hold the waste and keep the container clean.See picture: Bags(UK) A dustbin lorry (UK also dustcart, [US and ANZ] garbage truck) is a large vehicle that drives from one house to another collecting rubbish from the dustbins outside.See picture: Trucks

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.