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landfill
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landfill
a. disposal of waste material by burying it under layers of earth
b. (as modifier): landfill sites
landfill [′lan‚fil]
(civil engineering)
Disposal of solid waste by burying in layers of earth in low ground.
landfill
The disposal of garbage, refuse, and trash by burying it under layers of earth in low ground or in excavated pits.
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