landfill

Meaning

Verb

To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.

Noun

1. (countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
2. (uncountable) Such material that is disposed.

Synonyms

dump

garbage dump

refuse dump

tip

dump pit

transfer station

waste dump

trash heap

tip

dumping ground

embankment

rubbish dump

rubbish heap

Translations

décharge

Deponie

abocador

Mülldeponie

vertedero

aterro sanitário

vuilnishoop

Müllhalde

discarica

Dephonie

χωματερή

remblai

Müllkippe

Müllgrube

Müll

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlænd.fɪl/

Etymology

From land + fill. Compare spillway.