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

Synonyms

• dump

Examples of landfill in a Sentence

using landfill to dispose of trash

Part of the city was built on landfill.

Recent Examples on the Web

The biggest issue with keeping hundreds of millions of pairs of shoes out of landfills each year is that they’re not designed to be recycled. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025

Secondhand sustainability isn’t just about keeping clothes out of landfills. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

The nearly $4 billion casino proposal includes plans for a 500-room hotel, a spa, a retail space, and a 2,000-person events center, all of which seems like the perfect fit for a former landfill site. —Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025

The rest goes to landfills, the ocean or incinerators. —Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing landfill

• sanitary landfill

Rhymes for landfill

• anthill
• backfill
• bluegill
• crossbill
• distil
• distill
• downhill
• dunghill
• foothill
• fulfil
• fulfill
• goodwill

Kids Definition

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