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

Residents who live near local landfills say the wildfire debris should be sent to hazardous waste landfills instead. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025

This season, however, the priority is food donation and compost to eliminate anything from back of house ending up in the landfill. —Candace Oehler, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

The enormous fiberglass blades are difficult to recycle and take up space in landfills. —Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2025

Each garment is made in patchwork denim using pre-loved, post-consumer denim sorted in Beyond Retro’s factory in India, giving the fabric a second life and preventing it from ending up in landfill. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing landfill

• sanitary landfill

Rhymes for landfill

• anthill
• backfill
• bluegill
• crossbill
• distil
• distill
• downhill
• dunghill
• foothill
• fulfil
• fulfill
• goodwill

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