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Definition of backfill verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

backfill

verb

NAmE//ˈbækfɪl//

backfill somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they backfill

he / she / it backfills

past simple backfilled

-ing form backfilling

to fill a hole with the material that has been dug out of it

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