backfill
- Verb. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
- Verb. (archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
- Verb. (US) To provide reserve support.
- Verb. (US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
- Noun. The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
- Noun. (US) Reserve support personnel.
- Noun. (US) That which backfills; a replacement.
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