to backfill
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈbækˌfɪl/
- Specialized
:
rellenar
- On the last day of the dig there, too late to investigate further, Lafferty found a wall trench, which the Mississippian occupants dug in order to place posts for a house wall, and then backfilled with soil.
- backfill the mound
And what I kind of like to do is I'll just put it in roughly at ground level here and just backfill around it, get it in there.
- And what I kind of like to do is I'll just put it in roughly at ground level here and just backfill around it, get it in there.
- And what I'm going to do now is just backfill with this material, making sure to squish out any of the air pockets.
Examples
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Tanks are typically set on a bed of sand or gravel and backfilled with sand to protect the tank.
Academic text (1995) -
Then the grave was completely backfilled, leaving the shafts sticking out of the ground, bristling out of the mound.
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And then we backfill that hole a little bit and let me turn it around and show you look how perfect that is.
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And what I kind of like to do is I'll just put it in roughly at ground level here and just backfill around it, get it in there.
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And what I'm going to do now is just backfill with this material, making sure to squish out any of the air pockets.
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When the systems were completely covered with soil, the backhoe was used to backfill the remainder of the trench to achieve a 2-foot backfill height.
Academic text (2006) -
Pits that utilize dirt for private levees must be backfilled.
Blog text (10) -
Each cell will need three to four weeks to dry, after which the remaining sludge will be removed and the dried sub ponds can be backfilled.
Blog text (2) -
Experts from CEMCOM Corp. helped with the chemically bonded ceramics that were used to backfill the hollow area behind the tool for increased strength.
Academic text (1995) -
After laying the foundation, they decided to backfill the trench with soil to protect the pipes.
Synonyms
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5.6
To fill a space with material or build on empty land between buildings in a city
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backfill comes from the parts back ('behind' or 'again') and fill ('to make full'). So to backfill means to put soil or other material back into a trench or excavation after work is finished.