Landfill Meaning
/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
verbTo dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.
nounA site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
Sentence Examples
Many tons of waste go into the landfill each month.
We have made several failed attempts at foresting the local landfill.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The city's ____ is almost full of garbage and trash from households.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Much of the city's non-recyclable waste is taken to a large ____ that is located outside of the urban area.
Word Origin & History
From land + fill.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A staff uniform recycling scheme at Govia Thameslink Railway has prevented the emission of 2,400kg of greenhouse gases. Some 620 sackloads of GTR clothing has been recycled in the past year through an advanced process called material reclamation - giving textiles a second chance instead of going to landfill."
— 2025 February 19, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 71:
"If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%. That means about $165 billion was spent not on drumming up business, but on annoying people, creating landfill and cluttering spam filters."
— 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
Explore More B2 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The city's ____ is almost full of garbage and trash from households.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Much of the city's non-recyclable waste is taken to a large ____ that is located outside of the urban area.