Definition of Landfill

1. Noun. A low area that has been filled in.

Generic synonyms: Lowland
Specialized synonyms: Sanitary Landfill

Definition of Landfill

1. Verb. To dispose of garbage by burying it at a '''landfill''' site. ¹

2. Noun. A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth. ¹

3. Noun. The material so disposed of. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Landfill

1. to build up an area by burying refuse [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Landfill

landbound
landdros
lande
landed
landed cost
landed costs
landed estate
landed gentry
landed immigrant
lander
landers
landes
landesite
landfall
landfalls
landfill (current term)
landfill gas
landfillable
landfilled
landfilling
landfills
landflood
landfloods
landform
landforms
landfyrd
landgirl
landgirls
landgrab
landgrabber

Literary usage of Landfill

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2005 Update by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency (2005)
"Table 6.3 - Overnight construction costs of waste incineration and landfill gas plants The specific construction costs of the two municipal waste ..."

2. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"Sanitary landfill A slightly more expensive disposal method is sanitary landfill ... Where land is available, sanitary landfill is effective and economical. ..."

3. Cleaning Up the Superfund Program: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by David M. McIntosh (1999)
"Under the landfill Cleanup Act, me MPCA is authorized to take ... For a landfill to enter the program, the owners, operators and other responsible persons ..."

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