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Definition of backfill verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

backfill

verb
 
/ˈbækfɪl/
 
/ˈbækfɪl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they backfill
 
/ˈbækfɪl/
 
/ˈbækfɪl/
he / she / it backfills
 
/ˈbækfɪlz/
 
/ˈbækfɪlz/
past simple backfilled
 
/ˈbækfɪld/
 
/ˈbækfɪld/
past participle backfilled
 
/ˈbækfɪld/
 
/ˈbækfɪld/
-ing form backfilling
 
/ˈbækfɪlɪŋ/
 
/ˈbækfɪlɪŋ/
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  1. backfill something to fill a hole with the material that has been dug out of it
See backfill in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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