noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Such material that is disposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a low area that has been filled in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lowland
Narrower terms: sanitary landfill
History
Etymology
From land + fill.
Across languages
Translations
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَرْدَم
(mardam)
— site at which refuse is buried
Asturian:
cucheru
— site at which refuse is buried
Asturian:
cuchera
— site at which refuse is buried
Asturian:
basureru
— site at which refuse is buried
Azerbaijani:
zibilxana
— site at which refuse is buried
Azerbaijani:
zibillik
— site at which refuse is buried
Basque:
zabortegi
— site at which refuse is buried
Catalan:
abocador
— site at which refuse is buried
Chinese Cantonese:
堆填區 /堆填区
(deoi1 tin4 keoi1)
— site at which refuse is buried
Chinese Cantonese:
垃圾堆填區 /垃圾堆填区
(laap6 saap3 deoi1 tin4 keoi1)
— site at which refuse is buried
Chinese Mandarin:
填埋地
(tiánmáidì)
— site at which refuse is buried
Chinese Mandarin:
垃圾場 /垃圾场
(lājīchǎng)
— site at which refuse is buried
Czech:
skládka
— site at which refuse is buried
Finnish:
kaatopaikka
— site at which refuse is buried
French:
décharge
— site at which refuse is buried
French:
dépotoir
— site at which refuse is buried
Georgian:
ნაგავსაყრელი
(nagavsaq̇reli)
— site at which refuse is buried
German:
Deponie
— site at which refuse is buried
German:
Mülldeponie
— site at which refuse is buried
German:
Müllhalde
— site at which refuse is buried
German:
Müllabladeplatz
— site at which refuse is buried
Greek:
χωματερή
(chomaterí)
— site at which refuse is buried
Hungarian:
szeméttelep
— site at which refuse is buried
Indonesian:
tempat pembuangan akhir
— site at which refuse is buried
Indonesian:
TPA
— site at which refuse is buried
Indonesian:
tempat pembuangan sampah
— site at which refuse is buried
Irish:
láithreán líonadh talún
— site at which refuse is buried
Italian:
discarica
— site at which refuse is buried
Khmer:
ទីលានចាក់សម្រាម
(tii liən cak sɑɑsɑmraam)
— site at which refuse is buried
Macedonian:
депо́нија
(depónija)
— site at which refuse is buried
Malay:
tapak pelupusan sampah
— site at which refuse is buried
Māori:
ruapara
— site at which refuse is buried
Navajo:
tsʼiilzéí nehegeehédi
— site at which refuse is buried
Norwegian Bokmål:
fyllplass
— site at which refuse is buried
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fyllplass
— site at which refuse is buried
Plautdietsch:
Schuntaka
— site at which refuse is buried
Polish:
wysypisko
— site at which refuse is buried
Polish:
składowisko
— site at which refuse is buried
Portuguese:
lixão
— site at which refuse is buried
Portuguese:
aterro sanitário
— site at which refuse is buried
Russian:
сва́лка f мусора
(sválka)
— site at which refuse is buried
Russian:
полиго́н m для захоронения n отходов
(zaxoronenija)
— site at which refuse is buried
Slovak:
skládka odpadu
— site at which refuse is buried
Spanish:
vertedero
— site at which refuse is buried
Spanish:
tiradero
— site at which refuse is buried
Spanish:
relleno sanitario
— site at which refuse is buried
Spanish:
basural
— site at which refuse is buried
Spanish:
basurero
— site at which refuse is buried
Spanish:
dompe
— site at which refuse is buried
Swedish:
soptipp
— site at which refuse is buried
Tagalog:
tambakan ng basura
— site at which refuse is buried
Turkish:
çöplük
— site at which refuse is buried
Ukrainian:
сміттєзвалище
(smittjezvalyšče)
— site at which refuse is buried
Welsh:
claddfa sbwriel
— site at which refuse is buried
Yiddish:
מיסטבאַרג
(mistbarg)
— site at which refuse is buried
Chinese Mandarin:
填埋的垃圾
(tiánmái de lājī)
— material so disposed of
Czech:
odpad
— material so disposed of
Finnish:
kaatopaikkajäte
— material so disposed of
French:
détritus
— material so disposed of
French:
déchet
— material so disposed of
German:
Müll
— material so disposed of
Irish:
líonadh talún
— material so disposed of
Polish:
odpady
— material so disposed of
Chinese Mandarin:
填埋
(tiánmái)
— to dispose of waste
Czech:
skládka
— to dispose of waste
Finnish:
viedä kaatopaikalle
— to dispose of waste
Finnish:
loppusijoittaa kaatopaikalle
— to dispose of waste