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Backfill

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbækfɪl

Definitions

  1. The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Reserve support personnel.
    US, countable, uncountable
  3. That which backfills; a replacement.
    US, countable, uncountable
  4. Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschAnschüttung
العربيةأعد ملئ

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Backfilled backfiller Backfilling Backfills backfin Backfire

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