landfill
//ˈlænd.fɪl//
Noun
landfillSingular
landfillsPlural
1
A site where waste materials are disposed of by burying them under layers of earth.
The city built a new landfill to handle the increasing amount of waste.
2
The waste material that is buried at such a site.
The landfill at this site contains mostly household waste.
3
The process of disposing of waste by burying it in the ground.
Landfill is one of the most common methods of waste disposal.