Noun: landfill 'land,fil
- A low area that has been filled in
"The old quarry was converted into a landfill for the city's waste"
- A low area where waste is buried between layers of earth
"The city developed a new sanitary landfill to manage its growing waste problem";
- sanitary landfill
- Waste that is disposed of at a landfill site
"The city struggled to reduce its landfill"
- Dispose of at a landfill site
"They landfilled the construction debris"
Derived forms: landfilled, landfilling, landfills
Type of: lowland
Encyclopedia: Landfill