Standard Lemma guide

landfill

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L AE1 N D F IH2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
  • German: deponieren — to dispose of waste
  • German: ablagern — to dispose of waste
  • Italian: scaricare — to dispose of waste
  • Italian: sversare — to dispose of waste
  • Polish: składować — to dispose of waste
  • Portuguese: aterrar — to dispose of waste
  • Slovak: skládkovať — to dispose of waste
  • Spanish: depositar — to dispose of waste
  • Spanish: enterrar — to dispose of waste
  • Welsh: claddu sbwriel — to dispose of waste