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landfill

land·fill [ lánd fìl ] (plural land·fills)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. area containing buried waste: a site where waste material has been buried

2. burial of waste material: the disposal of waste material or refuse by burying it in natural or excavated holes or depressions

3. buried waste material: waste material or refuse buried under the soil for landscaping or as a means of safe and sanitary waste disposal

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