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Word: backfill
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Meaning:
Noun:
- The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
- US reserve support personnel.
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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.
- To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
- US to provide reserve support.
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