backfill

back·fill

B0011750 (băk′fĭl′)n. Material used to refill an excavated area.tr.v. back·filled, back·fill·ing, back·fills 1. To refill (an excavated area) with such material.2. To fill (a job or position that has been vacated).

backfill

(ˈbækˌfɪl) vb (Archaeology) (tr) to refill an excavated trench, esp (in archaeology) at the end of an investigationn (Archaeology) the soil used to do this

back•fill

(ˈbækˌfɪl)
n. 1. material used for refilling an excavation. v.t., v.i. 2. to refill (an excavation). [1950–55]

backfill

Reserve Component units and individuls recalled to replace deploying active units and/or individuals in the continental United States and outside the continental United States. See also Reserve Components.

backfill

Past participle: backfilled
Gerund: backfilling

Imperative
backfill
backfill

Present
I backfill
you backfill
he/she/it backfills
we backfill
you backfill
they backfill

Preterite
I backfilled
you backfilled
he/she/it backfilled
we backfilled
you backfilled
they backfilled

Present Continuous
I am backfilling
you are backfilling
he/she/it is backfilling
we are backfilling
you are backfilling
they are backfilling

Present Perfect
I have backfilled
you have backfilled
he/she/it has backfilled
we have backfilled
you have backfilled
they have backfilled

Past Continuous
I was backfilling
you were backfilling
he/she/it was backfilling
we were backfilling
you were backfilling
they were backfilling

Past Perfect
I had backfilled
you had backfilled
he/she/it had backfilled
we had backfilled
you had backfilled
they had backfilled

Future
I will backfill
you will backfill
he/she/it will backfill
we will backfill
you will backfill
they will backfill

Future Perfect
I will have backfilled
you will have backfilled
he/she/it will have backfilled
we will have backfilled
you will have backfilled
they will have backfilled

Future Continuous
I will be backfilling
you will be backfilling
he/she/it will be backfilling
we will be backfilling
you will be backfilling
they will be backfilling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been backfilling
you have been backfilling
he/she/it has been backfilling
we have been backfilling
you have been backfilling
they have been backfilling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been backfilling
you will have been backfilling
he/she/it will have been backfilling
we will have been backfilling
you will have been backfilling
they will have been backfilling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been backfilling
you had been backfilling
he/she/it had been backfilling
we had been backfilling
you had been backfilling
they had been backfilling

Conditional
I would backfill
you would backfill
he/she/it would backfill
we would backfill
you would backfill
they would backfill

Past Conditional
I would have backfilled
you would have backfilled
he/she/it would have backfilled
we would have backfilled
you would have backfilled
they would have backfilled

backfill

The action of filling an excavated trench or hole, while planting for example.

Backfill

backfill

[′bak‚fil] (civil engineering) Earth refilling a trench or an excavation around a building, bridge abutment, and the like. (mining engineering) Waste sand or rock used to support the mine roof after removal of ore.

Backfill

Crushed stone or coarse soil placed around the foundation walls to provide drainage for water collecting in the soil behind the wall.

backfill

Soil which is replaced in an area that has been excavated previously.

backfilling, backfill

1. Rough masonry built behind a facing or between two faces.2. Filling over the extrados of an arch.3. Brickwork in spaces between structural timbers. Also see nogging4. Soil or crushed stone used to fill the space between the excavation or sheeting and the exterior of a structure, or around the foundation walls to provide means for water to drain away from a foundation.