backfill
pronunciation
How to pronounce backfill in British English:
UK [ˈbækfɪl]
How to pronounce backfill in American English:
US [ˈbækˌfɪl]
Word Origin
- backfill (n.)
- 1901 (as backfilling), from back (adj.) + fill (n.). The verb was in use by 1930.
Example
- 1. The backfill work have been finished for 2 axis .
- 2. Check for backfill soil settling near the house and fill it up where needed .
- 3. The backfill is unsaturated , so that liquefaction problems will not arise .
- 4. Surplus earth and stone is used to backfill other seas by gaolan port development zone .
- 5. If the missing updates arrive in subsequent replication messages during this time , they are removed from the backfill array .