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back·fill
backfill
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- pronunciation:
- baek
fIl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb & intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
backfills, backfilling, backfilled |
definition: |
to refill with what was previously removed.
The excavator backfilled the old foundation site. |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
the material that is used to refill an excavation.
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