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Definition landfill in American English

landfill noun

[countable] noun
/ˈlændˌfɪl/
1

a large hole in the ground where waste from people's homes or from industry is buried

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1.1

the process of burying waste in a landfill

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1.2

the waste buried in a landfill

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Definition landfill in American English