backfill

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[ˈbakfɪl], (Verb)

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- refill (an excavated hole) with the material dug out of it
(e.g: they backfill the hole to street level)


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[ˈbakfɪl], (Noun)

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- material used for backfilling
(e.g: archaeologists are attempting to understand the origin of the backfill found there)


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