landfill
/ˈlændfɪl/noun
उच्चारण लैन्ड्फ़िल
लैंडफ़िल, कचरा भराव स्थल
Core word
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an area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth
लैंडफ़िल, कचरा भराव स्थल
- The Ghazipur landfill in Delhi has become a mountain of rubbish.
- Plastic bags can stay in landfill for hundreds of years.
- The city's landfill is almost full.
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- Waste is taken by truck to the landfill outside town.
- A landfill can release harmful gases if it is not managed well.
Synonyms dump rubbish tip waste ground
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the process of burying large amounts of waste material
(ज़मीन में) कचरा दबाने की प्रक्रिया
- the choice between landfill and burning waste
- The city wants to reduce landfill by recycling more of its waste.
- The council wants to reduce landfill by recycling more waste.
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- Landfill is cheaper than burning, but it uses a lot of land.
- Many countries are moving away from landfill.
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waste material that will be buried
दबाया जाने वाला कचरा
- Most household waste ends up as landfill.
- The council plans to turn the old landfill into a public park.
- Over half of our plastic ends up as landfill.
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- Food waste sent to landfill produces gas as it rots.
- The old landfill was covered with soil and planted with trees.
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landfill (uncountable): the method
Landfill is uncountable when it means burying waste. Use no article.
कचरा दबाने की विधि के अर्थ में landfill uncountable है; article नहीं लगता।
- Most of the city's waste goes to landfill.
- Landfill pollutes underground water.
a landfill (countable): the site
A landfill (or landfill site) means the place itself.
A landfill उस स्थान को भी कहते हैं जहाँ कचरा दबाया जाता है।
- The new landfill is outside the city.
- Fires broke out at the landfill.
landfill + noun
Landfill can describe the site or process: landfill site, landfill tax, landfill gas.
Landfill, site, tax, gas जैसे noun से पहले आ सकता है।
- Landfill sites produce methane gas.
- A landfill tax discourages dumping.
in/to/at landfill
Use to landfill for destination, in landfill for contents, at a landfill for a place.
गंतव्य के लिए 'to landfill', अंतर्वस्तु के लिए 'in landfill', स्थान के लिए 'at a landfill'।
- Plastic bags end up in landfill.
- Tonnes of waste are sent to landfill daily.
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adjective + landfill
hugeoverflowingmunicipalillegalsanitary
- The overflowing landfill smelled badly in summer.
verb + landfill
reducesend tobury indivert fromclose
- The city aims to divert waste from landfill.
landfill + noun
sitetaxgaswastearea
- Landfill gas can be used to produce power.
noun + landfill
householdplasticfoodconstructionelectronic
- Electronic waste in landfill is dangerous.
landfill + problem
smellfirepollutionleakagecrowding
- Fire at the landfill spread smoke across the colony.
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- Recycling helps reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.
पुनर्चक्रण से landfill में जाने वाले कचरे की मात्रा घटती है।
- Children collected plastic bottles instead of leaving them for landfill.
बच्चों ने प्लास्टिक की बोतलें landfill के लिए छोड़ने के बजाय इकट्ठी कीं।
- The landfill on the edge of Delhi has grown into a hill of rubbish.
दिल्ली के किनारे का landfill कचरे का पहाड़ बन गया है।
- Compost reduces kitchen waste that would otherwise go to landfill.
खाद रसोई के कचरे को घटाती है जो अन्यथा landfill में जाता।
- The municipality plans a new landfill away from houses.
नगरपालिका मकानों से दूर नया landfill बनाने की योजना बना रही है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name places or ways of disposing waste, but they differ in method.
ये सभी शब्द कचरे के निपटान के स्थान या तरीके हैं, पर विधि में भिन्न हैं।
A place where rubbish is left, often without control.
वह स्थान जहाँ कचरा प्रायः बिना नियंत्रण के छोड़ा जाता है।
- The dump was close to the river.
Processing waste so that it can be used again.
कचरे को ऐसे संसाधित करना कि वह दोबारा प्रयोग हो सके।
- Recycling saves resources.