landfill
noun
land·fill
ˈlan(d)-ˌfil 
1
: an area built up by landfill
2
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land
called also sanitary landfill
landfill
transitive verb
Examples of landfill in a Sentence
using landfill to dispose of trash
Part of the city was built on landfill.
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Explore our new section Berkeley’s landfill has since been converted into 90-acre César Chávez Park, while Albany’s has evolved into a 40-acre recreational area called the Bulb.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The landfill hasn’t stopped people from buying homes in the area.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Newall mentions that the worst-case outcome looms large, with dresses contributing to the mounting landfill crisis.
—Tina Charisma, Essence, 23 May 2024
Planes flew across 18 states and over 250 landfill sites between 2018 and 2022.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The landfill hasn’t stopped people from buying homes in the area.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Newall mentions that the worst-case outcome looms large, with dresses contributing to the mounting landfill crisis.
—Tina Charisma, Essence, 23 May 2024
Planes flew across 18 states and over 250 landfill sites between 2018 and 2022.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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landfill
noun
land·fill
-ˌfil
1
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth
2
: an area built up by landfill
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