fly-tipping
See also: flytipping
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the verb tip (“to dump (refuse)”), and on the fly (“spontaneously or extemporaneously”).
Noun
edit- The illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites.
- 2021 June 16, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Eastern: Hartlepool”, in RAIL, number 933, page 26:
- Ten tonnes of rubbish have been removed by Network Rail from a trackside fly-tipping hotspot north of the station.
Related terms
editVerb
editfly-tipping
- present participle and gerund of fly-tip