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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Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement searched the Fargo landfill 10 days in a row.
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Breck Create's Precious Plastics studio in Breckenridge hit a milestone this winter, diverting 10,000 pounds of plastic from the landfill since launching in Colorado's high country in 2021.
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There must be a landfill that needs a name.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement searched the Fargo landfill 10 days in a row.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Breck Create's Precious Plastics studio in Breckenridge hit a milestone this winter, diverting 10,000 pounds of plastic from the landfill since launching in Colorado's high country in 2021.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
There must be a landfill that needs a name.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for landfill
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 16 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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