landfill
noun
land·fill
ˈlan(d)-ˌfil 
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
Examples of landfill in a Sentence
using landfill to dispose of trash
Part of the city was built on landfill.
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Their efforts help save roughly 70 tons of materials from ending up in the landfill each year.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
The whale’s remains were taken to the Miramar landfill on Thursday, officials said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
The whale’s remains were taken to the Miramar landfill on Thursday, officials said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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landfill
noun
land·fill
-ˌfil
1
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth
2
: an area built up by landfill
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