Definitions for landfillˈlændˌfɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
land•fillˈlændˌfɪl(n.)
Category: Civil Engineering
Ref: Also called sanitary landfill.
the solid refuse itself.
Category: Civil Engineering
(v.i.)to create more usable land by this means.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Civil Engineering
(v.t.)to build up (an area of land) by means of a landfill.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Civil Engineering
to use in a landfill.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Civil Engineering
Origin of landfill:
1940–45, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
landfill(noun)
a low area that has been filled in
Wiktionary
landfill(Noun)
A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
landfill(Noun)
The material so disposed of.
landfill(Verb)
To dispose of garbage by burying it at a landfill site.
Origin: land + fill
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