Toxic Waste Dump (Noun)
Meaning
A location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally).
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The old industrial site had been converted into a toxic waste dump, posing a significant threat to the local ecosystem.
- Environmental activists accused the company of secretly using the abandoned mine as a toxic waste dump.
- The city's water supply was contaminated after it was discovered that a nearby toxic waste dump had been leaking into the groundwater.
- The government launched an investigation into the alleged toxic waste dump on the outskirts of town, where residents had reported strange odors and health problems.
- The once-pristine lake had become a toxic waste dump, its waters choked with pollutants and hazardous chemicals.