landfill

noun/ˈlændˌfɪl/

Frequency rank: #9,072 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a place where garbage is buried under layers of earth.

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Example sentence

The city plans to open a new landfill near the outskirts of town to handle the growing amount of waste.

Synonyms & related words

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