Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A site for the disposal of solid waste in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt so as to fill in or reclaim low-lying ground.
- noun The disposal of waste at such a site.
- transitive verb To dispose of (waste material) in a landfill.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
dispose ofgarbage byburying it at a landfill site. - noun A
site at whichrefuse is buried under layers of earth. - noun The
material so disposed of.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a low area that has been filled in
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I don't think the term "landfill" is an appropriate synonym.
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I don't think the term "landfill" is an appropriate synonym.
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I don't think the term "landfill" is an appropriate synonym.
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I don't think the term "landfill" is an appropriate synonym.
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I don't think the term "landfill" is an appropriate synonym.
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I don't think the term "landfill" is an appropriate synonym.
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Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal There are virtually no remaining empty lots left to develop in Battery Park City, a neighborhood largely built on top of landfill from the excavated World Trade Center site in the 1960s.
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Now there are virtually no remaining empty lots left to develop in Battery Park City, largely built on top of landfill from the excavated from the World Trade Center site in the 1960s.
Battery Park City Rolling On Shelly Banjo 2010
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Rather it ends up in landfill, where it takes as long to break down as everything else and may actually contribute more greenhouse gases than traditional plastic packaging.
Gwen Ruta: What Do iPhones, Coca-Cola and SunChips Have in Common? Gwen Ruta 2010
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