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- [land-fil]
- /ˈlændˌfɪl/
- /ˈlænd.fɪl/
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- [land-fil]
- /ˈlændˌfɪl/
Definitions of landfill word
- noun landfill a low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil. 1
- noun landfill the solid refuse itself. 1
- verb without object landfill to create more usable land by this means. 1
- verb with object landfill to make (an area of land) by means of a landfill. 1
- verb with object landfill to use in a landfill: to landfill millions of tons of garbage each year. 1
- noun landfill A place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land. 1
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Origin of landfill
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; land + fill
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Parts of speech for Landfill
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landfill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
landfill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for landfill
noun landfill
- depot — A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed.
- junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- transfer station — a place where residential garbage and commercial wastes are compressed, baled, and loaded on vehicles for moving to disposal sites, as for landfill.
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
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