- disposal of waste material by burying it under layers of earth
- (as modifier): landfill sites
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
land•fill /ˈlændˌfɪl/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Civil Engineering[countable] a low area of land built up from deposits of solid garbage in layers and covered by soil.
- Civil Engineering[uncountable] the solid garbage itself.
land•fill
(land′fil′),USA pronunciation n. Also called sanitary landfill.
v.i.
v.t.
- Civil Engineeringa low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
- Civil Engineeringthe solid refuse itself.
v.i.
- Civil Engineeringto create more usable land by this means.
v.t.
- Civil Engineeringto make (an area of land) by means of a landfill.
- Civil Engineeringto use in a landfill:to landfill millions of tons of garbage each year.
- land + fill 1940–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
landfill /ˈlændˌfɪl/ n