Home › Words › L › landfilllandfill/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/landfill · noun — A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).landfill is pronounced /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/.EtymologyFrom land + fill.nounA site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.e.g.“A heart that's full up like a landfill / A job that slowly kills you” — 1997, “No Surprises”, in OK Computer, performed by Radiohead:Such material that is disposed.verbTo dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).