Look up: backfill

1. Backfill
   Replacing dirt from the original hole after planting.
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2. backfill
   Material placed in a drilled hole to fill space around anodes, vent pipe, and buried components of a cathodic protection system.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20742
   
   
3. backfill
   a layer of highly conductive ramming material between the shell of a blast furnace and the refractory lining in the bosh zone Category: Iron and steel industries • waste sand or rock used to support the roof after removal of ore from the stope; sand or dirt placed behind timber, steel or...
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4. Backfill
   The slope of the ground adjacent to the house. In any previously excavated area, i.e., the replacement of excavated earth into a trench around and against a basement foundation. In carpentry, the process of fastening together two pieces of board by gluing blocks of wood in the interior angle.
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5. backfill
   <ecology> Soil, overburden, mine waste or imported material used to replace material removed during mining. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. Backfill
   Mine waste or rock used to support the roof after coal removal
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7. Backfill
   The replacement of excavated earth into a trench around or against a basement /crawl space foundationwall.
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8. Backfill
   - The replacement of excavated earth into a trench around or against a basement /crawl space foundationwall.
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9. backfill
   To return the soil to a planting area from which it was originally dug.
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10. BACKFILL
    (1) filling in any previously excavated area. (2) in carpentry, tthe process of fastening together two pieces of board by gluing blocks of wood in the interior angle.
    Found on http://www.proofrock.com/glossary.html
    
    
11. backfill
    Material placed in a drilled hole to fill space around anodes, vent pipe, and buried components of a cathodic protection system
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21115
    
    
12. backfill
    the soil removed during excavation and re-instated after the installation of the foundation
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/
    
    
13. backfill
    The gravel or earth replaced in the space around a building wall after the foundations are in place. Related category • BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE
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14. Backfill
    Material generally sourced from mine residues and utilised for the filling of mined voids, to ensure long-term stability of excavations and minimise the effects of seismic activity
    Found on http://www.goldfields.co.za/glossary.php
    
    
15. Backfill
    Material used to refill an excavated area.
    Found on http://www.knotweed-uk.com/Glossary.htm