dumping ground; dump; place for discarding things
Refers to a designated or informal place where unwanted items are thrown away. Can be used literally for waste disposal sites or figuratively for places where things are abandoned.
この空き地が粗大ゴミの捨て場になっている。
This vacant lot has become a dumping ground for bulky waste.
There is a place by the river where old bicycles are dumped.
Standard spelling with okurigana.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.
Compound of 捨て (stem of 捨てる 'to throw away') and 場 ('place').