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back·fill (b

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Material used to refill an excavated area.

tr.v. back·filled, back·fill·ing, back·fills

To refill (an excavated area) with such material.

backfill [ˈbækˌfɪl]

(Social Science / Archaeology) (tr) to refill an excavated trench, esp (in archaeology) at the end of an investigation

(Social Science / Archaeology) the soil used to do this

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.

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