backfill
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back·fill
(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).
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backfill
(ˈbækˌfɪl)vb
(Archaeology) (tr) to refill an excavated trench, esp (in archaeology) at the end of an investigation
n
(Archaeology) the soil used to do this
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back•fill
(ˈbækˌfɪl)n.
1. material used for refilling an excavation.
v.t., v.i. 2. to refill (an excavation).
[1950–55]
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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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
backfill
Past participle: backfilled
Gerund: backfilling
| Imperative |
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| backfill |
| backfill |
| Present |
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| 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 |
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backfill
The action of filling an excavated trench or hole, while planting for example.
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