noun
landfill
LAN-fihl
noun
1
A site where waste is buried in the ground under layers of soil.
"The city is running out of space at its main landfill."
"Most of what we throw away ends up in a landfill."
verb
1
To dispose of waste by burying it in such a site.
"The company landfilled tons of construction debris."
How to Use Landfill
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA big buried rubbish dump, or the act of dumping waste that way.
Common pairings
landfill site
end up in landfill
divert waste from landfill
Word Forms
landfilled past tense, landfills plural, landfills singular
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Etymology
From land + fill, describing waste used to fill in land.