landfill
noun
land·fill
ˈlan(d)-ˌfil 
1
: an area built up by landfill
2
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land
called also sanitary landfill
landfill
transitive verb
Examples of landfill in a Sentence
using landfill to dispose of trash
Part of the city was built on landfill.
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Giving a worn accessory new life brings a sense of satisfaction while keeping it out of the landfill.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
At the top of the South Dade Landfill, a massive oven that turns wood into charcoal is being tested by Miami-Dade County as an environmentally-friendly way to cut down on landfill waste.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The jewelry traded in will be donated to Good360, a nonprofit organization that collects unwanted goods and keeps them out of landfills nationwide by donating them to families struggling financially.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
In the upstream phase of sustainable fuel production, EN2CORE Technology transforms raw landfill emissions into a usable chemical precursor.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
At the top of the South Dade Landfill, a massive oven that turns wood into charcoal is being tested by Miami-Dade County as an environmentally-friendly way to cut down on landfill waste.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The jewelry traded in will be donated to Good360, a nonprofit organization that collects unwanted goods and keeps them out of landfills nationwide by donating them to families struggling financially.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
In the upstream phase of sustainable fuel production, EN2CORE Technology transforms raw landfill emissions into a usable chemical precursor.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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landfill
noun
land·fill
-ˌfil
1
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth
2
: an area built up by landfill
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