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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Soil with low levels of dioxin contamination were to be unearthed and taken to secure landfills, while highly contaminated soil was to be taken to short-term storage for treatment.
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David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Cleanup spanned over the course of many years and at its peak, over 410 trucks were transporting debris to landfills every day.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
This comes at a time when the county is wrestling with a landfill that’s filling up and receiving pushback for a proposal to build a new incinerator estimated to cost $1.5 billion.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Despite the Tench family’s pleas and more than 6,000 signatures demanding police search the landfill, police have not done that.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Cleanup spanned over the course of many years and at its peak, over 410 trucks were transporting debris to landfills every day.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
This comes at a time when the county is wrestling with a landfill that’s filling up and receiving pushback for a proposal to build a new incinerator estimated to cost $1.5 billion.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Despite the Tench family’s pleas and more than 6,000 signatures demanding police search the landfill, police have not done that.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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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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