Plural of landfill
regular plural
The plural of landfill is landfills.
Forms of landfill
| Singular | landfill /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | landfills |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Landfills in a sentence
- Only plastics and synthetics that cannot be recycled will end up in landfills, he said.2007 January 14, Elsa Brenner, “Art House to Get a Campus”, in New York Times. From the entry synthetic
- Indeed, it has campaigned against "biodegradable" products, many of which don't break down in landfills.1990, Zach Schiller, "P&G Tries Hauling Itself Out of America's Trash Heap", Business Week (April 23, 1990), Environment, page 101. From the entry outgreen
- In cities like Houston, for example, all-white zoning boards targeted Black neighborhoods for the siting of noxious facilities, like landfills, incinerators and garbage dumps.2021 November 2, Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, “Poison in the Air”, in ProPublica, archived from the original on 17 Feb…. From the entry nimby
- The proposed study will deal with PCB and DDT which contaminates soils and groundwater in Malaysia through unengineered landfills and the use of pesticides for agriculture.2015 December 12, “Adsorption of DDT and PCB by Nanomaterials from Residual Soil”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry unengineered
- Instead of developing a new in-county landfill, remaining solid waste would be disposed of in existing landfills and longhauled to an out-of-country landfill once the existing landfills reached their capacity.1995 December, “Description of the Applicant's Proposed Project and Other Alternatives”, in Draft Federal Environmental Impact Statement…. From the entry longhaul
Meaning of landfill
- verb To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.
- noun A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
- noun Such material that is disposed.
Questions about the plural of landfill
- What is the plural of landfill?
- The plural of landfill is landfills.
- Is landfill countable?
- Landfill is a countable and uncountable noun.
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