landfill

US /'lændfɪl/

UK /'lændfɪl/

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noun

  • Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
  • A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
  • Material used to reclaim land.
  • A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
  • An area of land that has been used for waste disposal.
  • Material used to fill in a piece of land, often waste or earth.

other

  • To fill (land) with waste material.

verb

  • To fill in a piece of land with material.