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Princeton's WordNet

  1. street cleaner, street sweepernoun

    a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)

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  1. street sweeper

    A street sweeper is a machine or vehicle equipped with rotating brushes or rotating jets of water that is used to clean streets, sidewalks, and other outdoor public areas. They can be manually operated or fully automated. They can collect and remove dirt, leaves, trash, and other debris from the streets, helping to maintain cleanliness and sanitation. Street sweepers are commonly used by municipalities and other public works departments.

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  1. Street sweeper

    A street sweeper or street cleaner may refer to either a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets. A street sweeper cleans the streets, usually in an urban area. Street sweepers have been employed in cities since sanitation and waste removal became a priority. A street-sweeping person would use a broom and shovel to clean off litter, animal waste and filth that accumulated on streets. Later, water hoses were used to wash the streets. Machines were created in the 19th century to do the job more efficiently. Today, modern street sweepers are mounted on truck bodies and can vacuum debris that accumulates in streets.

Rap Dictionary

  1. street sweepernoun

    A 12 round semi automatic shotgun, made by Cobray, who also made the Mac 10. Street sweeper baby, cocked ready to let it go -- Nelly featuring E-40 (Country Grammar (E-40 Remix))

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of street sweeper in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of street sweeper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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