How to pronounce“backfill”in English
nounconstitutional rights uh what did Ted Cruz do before he went to the United States Senate in his 40s he's not a political lifer so we want to do some of
that backfill so let me just ask you about Rubio now for a lot of again I think I believe youve have said you could imagine a world with where it was
Ted Cruz and Mark Rubio as as the as the finalist right so it seems like you're going that like the not you but the Cruz campaign Ted Cruz himself going after
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Definitions of “backfill”
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
“Clay excavated for the new river channel has been used to backfill the old watercourse, while embankment vegetation was also moved from the old channel to the new in order to preserve a habitat for the rare Four Spotted Moths that live there.”
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.
“We backfilled the cistern with pea gravel to discourage its use as a refuse container.”
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
Reserve support personnel.