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land·fill
 landfill
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- pronunciation:
- laend
fIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a method of simultaneously building up land and disposing of solid waste by burying the waste in low-lying ground.
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| definition 2: |
the site used for such waste disposal, or the built-up land created by the waste.
The trucks haul the garbage to the local landfill.Many of the buildings near the harbor were built on landfill. |
| related words: |
dump |
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