What does benne in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word benne in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use benne in French.

The word benne in French means skip, wagon, cable car, dumpster, Dumpster, tipper truck. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word benne

skip

nom féminin (gros caisson) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pelleteuse remplit la benne de gravats.
The digger fills the skip with gravel.

wagon

nom féminin (wagonnet) (mining)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les mineurs déposaient le charbon dans des bennes.
The miners put the coal in wagons.

cable car

nom féminin (cabine du téléphérique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elles prennent la benne pour monter déjeuner au refuge.
They take the cable car to go up for lunch at the refuge.

dumpster, Dumpster

nom féminin (grande poubelle) (US, ®)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tipper truck

nom masculin (camion muni d'une benne) (heavy vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un camion benne vient collecter les gravats.

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