landfill

//ˈlænd.fɪl//
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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.

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