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    landfill
    /ˈlan(d)fɪl/

    noun

    • 1. the disposal of waste material by burying it, especially as a method of filling in and reclaiming excavated pits: "landfill sites"

    verb

    • 1. bury in a landfill: "many tons of edible food are landfilled"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LandfillLandfill - Wikipedia

    The term landfill is usually shorthand for a municipal landfill or sanitary landfill. These facilities were first introduced early in the 20th century, but gained wide use in the 1960s and 1970s, in an effort to eliminate open dumps and other "unsanitary" waste disposal practices.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLANDFILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LANDFILL definition: 1. the process of getting rid of large amounts of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › landfillLandfill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LANDFILL is an area built up by landfill. How to use landfill in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › landfillLandfill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A landfill is a pit that is covered with dirt after being filled with waste of some kind. Some landfills are filled in with rocks for the specific purpose of raising the earth and building something on it.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLANDFILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LANDFILL meaning: 1. the process of getting rid of large amounts of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish…. Learn more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › landfillLANDFILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A disposal site where solid waste, such as paper, glass, and metal, is buried between layers of dirt and other materials in such a way as to reduce contamination of the surrounding land.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › landfillLandfill - definition of landfill by The Free Dictionary

    A disposal site where solid waste, such as paper, glass, and metal, is buried between layers of dirt and other materials in such a way as to reduce contamination of the surrounding land.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of landfill – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    LANDFILL definition: a place where waste is buried in the ground: . Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlandfill noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    [countable, uncountable] an area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth. The map shows the position of the new landfills. a landfill site. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › landfill_nlandfill, n., adj., & v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word landfill mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word landfill . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.