backfilling
verb
Meaning
- To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
- To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
- To provide reserve support.
- To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
- The process by which something is backfilled.
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