2. Verb. (archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated. ¹
3. Verb. (American English) To provide reserve support. ¹
4. Verb. (American English) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss. ¹
5. Noun. The material that has been used to refill an excavation. ¹
6. Noun. (American English) Reserve support personnel. ¹
7. Noun. (American English) That which backfills; a replacement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backfill
1. to refill [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: refill
Medical Definition of Backfill
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Backfill
Literary usage of Backfill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"... and machine tamping have shown that the cost of the latter is about one-third
the former, and, at the same time, the backfill is much better tamped. ..."
2. Handbook of Construction Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1922)
"The backfill Is divided Into two parts. ftrst,. the foot of earth covering ...
It Is readily seen that In estimating the cost of backfill per lineal foot on ..."
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