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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Materials banned from Fort Worth landfills Hazardous household chemicals and construction debris are mainly what Fort Worth residents cannot throw away.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Either way, your old shoes are likely to end up in a landfill.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
The informal settlement of wooden shacks was built on a landfill dump, and the tremors ignited a huge fire which spread rapidly, residents said.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
To date, the organization has diverted over 29 million pounds of waste from landfills and distributed more than 89 million bars of soap across 127 countries.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Either way, your old shoes are likely to end up in a landfill.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
The informal settlement of wooden shacks was built on a landfill dump, and the tremors ignited a huge fire which spread rapidly, residents said.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
To date, the organization has diverted over 29 million pounds of waste from landfills and distributed more than 89 million bars of soap across 127 countries.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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