backfill
[ bak-fil ]
/ ˈbækˌfɪl /
noun
material used for refilling an excavation.
verb (used with object)
to refill (an excavation).
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Example sentences from the Web for backfilling
These also were temporarily useless, because there had been no dredging in front of them, or backfilling in their rear.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) |Dean Conant Worcester
British Dictionary definitions for backfilling
backfill
/ (ˈbækˌfɪl) /
verb
(tr)
to refill an excavated trench, esp (in archaeology) at the end of an investigation
noun
the soil used to do this