landfill
landfill · landfills
сміттєзвалище
полигон m для захоронения n отходов, свалка f мусора
Müll, Deponie, Müllhalde, Mülldeponie
A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earthA site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/
» I used to live next to a landfill.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
Deponie, Mülldeponie, Müllhalde
сва́лка f мусораsválka, полиго́н m для захоронения n отходовzaxoronenija
сміттєзвалищеsmittjezvalyšče
(uncountable)Such material that is disposed.
Müll
More definitions
- a low area that has been filled in
Examples
19 sentencesI used to live next to a landfill.
The river is like a floating landfill.
Light bulbs should be taken to landfills.
Plastic in landfills lasts for hundreds of years.
ruПластик на свалках не перегнивает в течение сотен лет.
Food is the largest source of garbage in landfills.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
site at which refuse is buried:
Русский
By meaning 1
site at which refuse is buried:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
site at which refuse is buried:
material so disposed of:
Origin
From land + fill.From land + fill.
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Forms
plural: landfillsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable