vertedero — meaning in English

English meaning

• dump noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
• landfill noun A site where waste is buried in the ground under layers of soil.
• weir noun A low dam built across a river or stream to control the water level or the rate of flow.

Senses

vertedero is used for these senses in English:

• dump A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
• landfill (countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
• weir An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.

dump — full definition

1. noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
2. noun (informal) An unpleasant, dirty, or run-down place.
3. verb To get rid of or discard something, often carelessly.
4. verb (informal) To end a romantic relationship with someone.
5. verb (computing) To output or copy the full contents of memory, data, or a file, often for debugging.

landfill — full definition

1. noun A site where waste is buried in the ground under layers of soil.
2. verb To dispose of waste by burying it in such a site.

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