The company backfilled Joes position after he was terminated.
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backfill — (n.) 1901 (as backfilling), from BACK (Cf. back) (adj.) + FILL (Cf. fill) (n.). The verb was in use by 1930 … Etymology dictionary
backfill — [bak′fil΄] vt., vi. to refill (an excavation) as with earth, etc. previously removed n. material used in refilling an excavation … English World dictionary
backfill — verb Date: 1908 transitive verb to refill (as an excavation) usually with excavated material intransitive verb to backfill an excavation • backfill noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
backfill — /ˈbækfɪl/ (say bakfil) noun 1. the material used to refill an excavation or support the roof of a worked mine. 2. sand or earth placed behind timber, steel, or concrete linings in mine shafts or tunnels. 3. Building Trades material used to refill …
backfill of grooves — griovelių užpildymas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. backfill of grooves vok. Ausfüllen von Ätzgruben, n rus. заполнение канавок, f pranc. remplissage des rainures, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
backfill — Reserve Component units and individuals recalled to replace deploying active units and/or individuals in the continental United States and outside the continental United States. See also Reserve Components … Military dictionary
backfill — /bak fil /, n. 1. material used for refilling an excavation. v.t. 2. to refill (an excavation). [1950 55; BACK2 + FILL] * * * … Universalium
backfill — verb refill (an excavated hole) with the material dug out of it. noun material used for backfilling … English new terms dictionary
backfill — back•fill [[t]ˈbækˌfɪl[/t]] n. 1) civ material used for refilling an excavation 2) civ to refill (an excavation) • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
backfill — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: back (II) + fill : to replace earth in (as a trench or the open space around a foundation wall); also : to refill (as an excavation) with any material II. noun ( … Useful english dictionary
