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backfilling

backfilling noun: the process by which something is backfilled. Also the present participle and gerund of backfill.

Noun

backfilling (countable and uncountable, plural backfillings)

  1. The process by which something is backfilled.
    • the backfilling of trenches

Also used as

backfilling is also the present participle and gerund of backfill.

Forms of backfilling

pluralbackfillings

Questions about backfilling

What does backfilling mean?
Backfilling means the process by which something is backfilled.
What part of speech is backfilling?
Backfilling is a noun.
What is the plural of backfilling?
The plural of backfilling is backfillings.

Words near backfilling in the dictionary

  1. backfiles
  2. backfill
  3. backfilled
  4. backfiller
  5. backfillers
  6. backfilling
  7. backfillings
  8. backfills
  9. backfin
  10. backfins
  11. backfire

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