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

Synonyms

• dump
• sanitary landfill
• tip [chiefly British]

Examples of landfill in a Sentence

using landfill to dispose of trash

Part of the city was built on landfill.

Recent Examples on the Web

Even a small repair can keep an appliance, piece of furniture or other item out of the landfill while also helping someone on a tight budget. —Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission approved a permit March 17, 2023, for a 12-acre expansion of the landfill in Tontitown owned by WM Inc. for its Class IV landfill space. —Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025

There are a number of ways that these tiny pieces of plastic can become airborne, including from sea spray, textiles sitting in landfills interacting with the wind, degrading tires as people drive, and more.7 Wildfire smoke is another common way people breathe in microplastics, Johnson said. —Brian Mastroianni, Health, 7 Jan. 2025

Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills. —Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing landfill

• sanitary landfill

Kids Definition

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