landfill

UK
/ˈlænd.fɪl/
US
/ˈlænd.fɪl/

Translations

landfillnoun
landfills
pl
UK
/ˈlænd.fɪl/
US
/ˈlænd.fɪl/
The city is planning to build a new landfill to manage waste.
Город планирует построить новую свалку для управления отходами.
The landfill is located on the outskirts of the town.
Полигон находится на окраине города.
Additional translations
захоронение отходов
мусорная яма
Synonyms
garbage site
refuse site
waste disposal site
trash heap
landfillverb
landfilled
Past Simple
landfilled
Past Participle
landfilling
Gerund
UK
/ˈlænd.fɪl/
US
/ˈlænd.fɪl/
The company plans to landfill the waste in a designated area.
Компания планирует захоранивать отходы в специально отведенной зоне.
landfilladjective
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to landfill sites or waste.

Definitions

landfillnoun
A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment.
The city council decided to expand the landfill to accommodate the increasing amount of waste.
The process of disposing of waste material by burying it, especially as a method of filling in and reclaiming excavated pits.
Landfill is a common method of waste management in many countries.
Waste material that has been buried in a landfill site.
Most plastic ends up in landfill, where it may remain for centuries.
landfillverb
To dispose of waste material by burying it under layers of earth.
The city decided to landfill the non-recyclable waste to manage the growing garbage problem.
To fill or reclaim (an area of land) with waste material buried beneath layers of earth.
The developers landfilled the old quarry before constructing the park.
landfilladjective
Relating to, intended for, or suitable for a landfill.
Landfill gas can be captured and used as an energy source.