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wheelie bin

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a container for rubbish that has wheels so that it can be moved easily: We put our wheelie bin out to be emptied every Thursday morning.Containers for waste
(Definition of wheelie bin noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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