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backfilling

verb

Meaning

  1. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
  2. 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.
  3. To provide reserve support.
  4. To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
  5. The process by which something is backfilled.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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