landfill

Word parts

land + fill

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlænd.fɪl/

Noun

Singular landfill

Plural landfills

A landfill site in Managua, Nicaragua.

1. (countable) A landfill is a place where rubbish is buried.
2. (uncountable) Landfill is the material that is disposed of.

Verb

Plain form landfill

Third-person singular landfills

Past tense landfilled

Past participle landfilled

Present participle landfilling

1. (transitive) When rubbished is landfilled, it is disposed of by burying it at a landfill site.