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landfill
noun land·fill \-ˌfil\
: a system in which waste materials are buried under the ground
: an area where waste is buried under the ground
Full Definition of LANDFILL
1
: an area built up by landfill
2
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land —called also sanitary landfill
— landfill transitive verb
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First Known Use of LANDFILL
1903
Related to LANDFILL
- Synonyms
- dump, sanitary landfill, tip [chiefly British]
Rhymes with LANDFILL
anthill, at will, backfill, ball mill, bluegill, Brazil, breast drill, cranesbill, crossbill, de Mille, dentil, de-skill, distill, doorsill, downhill, duckbill, dullsville, dunghill, fire drill, foothill, freewill, free will, gin mill, goodwill, gristmill, handbill, hawksbill, hornbill, Huntsville, ill will, instill, Knoxville, lambkill, limekiln, manille, McGill, Melville, mixed grill, molehill, mudsill, Nashville, no-till, pep pill, per mill, playbill, pot still, pug mill, quadrille, red squill, refill, roadkill, sawmill, Schuylkill, self-will, Seville, sheathbill, shoebill, show bill, sidehill, sigil, spadille, spoonbill, stabile, standstill, stock-still, storksbill, T-bill, treadmill, true bill, twin bill, twist drill, until, uphill, vaudeville, waxbill, waybill, windchill, windmill, Zangwill
LANDFILL Defined for Kids
landfill
noun land·fill \ˈland-ˌfil\
Definition of LANDFILL for Kids
1
: a system of garbage and trash disposal in which waste is buried between layers of earth
2
: an area built up by such a landfill
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