Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
back|fill — «BAK FIHL», verb, noun. –v.t. to refill (an excavation). –n. soil or other material used to backfill … Useful english dictionary
fill — back·fill·er; back·fill·ing; beam·fill·ing; fill; ful·fill; ful·fill·er; re·fill·able; ful·fill·ment; re·fill; ge·fill·te; … English syllables
back — ahorse·back; apick·a·back; back; back·ber·end; back·bit·er; back·bone·less; back·coun·try; back·en; back·et; back·field; back·fill·er; back·fill·ing; back·fisch; back·friend; back·hand·ed; back·heel; back·less; back·lins; back·lot·ter; back·most; … English syllables
back — n., adv., v., & adj. n. 1 a the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips. b the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body. c the spine (fell and broke his back). d the keel of a ship. 2 a any surface regarded as… … Useful english dictionary
back — back1 [bak] n. [ME bak < OE baec; akin to ON bak, OHG bahho] 1. the part of the body opposite to the front; in humans and many other animals, the part to the rear or top reaching from the nape of the neck to the end of the spine 2. the… … English World dictionary
Fill — Fill, v. i. 1. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fill — may refer to:*Fill dirt, soil added to an area. *Fill (music), a short segment of instrumental music. *In textiles, the filling yarn is the same as weft, the yarn which is shuttled back and forth across the warp to create a woven fabric. *In… … Wikipedia
Back — Back, v. i. 1. To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; used of the wind. [1913 Webster] 3. (Sporting) To stand still behind… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
back-load — ˈback load noun [countable] TRANSPORT a load for a road transport vehicle to carry on its return journey: • Costs rise when hauliers are unable to fill their back loads … Financial and business terms
Back-stripping — is a geophysical analysis technique used on sedimentary rock sequences it is used to isolate factors which contribute to basin formation/filling other than sediment loading. It is a method by which successive layers of basin fill sediment are… … Wikipedia
