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backfill | x |

As a verb backfill

is to refill a hole with the material dug out of it.

As a noun backfill

is the material that has been used to refill an excavation.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

backfill

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
  • (archaeology) 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.
  • (US) To provide reserve support.
  • (US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
    • The company backfilled Joe's position after he was terminated.

    Noun

  • The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
  • (US) Reserve support personnel.
  • (US) That which backfills; a replacement.
  • (literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.

    • x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----