ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fly-tipping

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fly-tipping is a noun meaning (British) The illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites.

Meaning

(British) The illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of fly-tip

Example Sentences

Ten tonnes of rubbish have been removed by Network Rail from a trackside fly-tipping hotspot north of the station.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flytipping, littering, fly-posting, enviro-crime, trashing, wildposting.

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