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backfill

In construction and excavation work,to fill something with additional dirt.When building foundation walls or retaining walls,one excavates a space large enough to build the walls and provide a comfortable work space,and then backfills with additional rock and dirt afterward.

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No references found			Moving the Bucket Do not backfill a trench with the backhoe by swinging its bucket against soil. Time for some digging by PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly 9 DA690 This slim title examines the material finds discovered in a 1972-1987 excavation from a seventeenth century backfill of a well in the churchyard of St. Finds from the well at St Paul-in-the-Bail, Lincoln by Reference & Research Book News An independent engineering study conducted this year found defects in the bridge's design and" construction, including unstable retaining walls, leaking joints, erosion of side slopes, inadequate backfill and other significant defects, according to' the suit. Bow sues over bridge repairs by New Hampshire Business Review			Back Translation Back Up Back Up the Truck Back-and-Fill Back-End Load Back-End Load Fund back-end ratio Back-End Value Back-Office Crunch Back-Testing Back-to-Back Commercials Back-to-Back Commitment Back-to-Back Credit Back-to-Back Financing back-to-back lease Back-to-Back Letter of Credit Back-to-Back Loan Back-to-Back Swap Back-Up Withholding Backbone Backdating Backdoor Borrowing Backdoor Listing Backed In Backer Card backfill Backflush Costing Background Background Investigation Background Music Background Notes Background Processing Backing Away Backlighting Backlog Backspread backup contract Backup Line Backup Line of Credit Backup Space Backup Tape Backup Withholding Backup Withholding Rate Backward Integration Backward-Bending Supply Curve Backwardation Backwardation Swap Bad Bank Bad Break Bad Debt Bad Debt Expense			backed up backed up backed up Backed Up the Truck backed water backed water backed water backed water Backed with Backed with Backed with backed-up Backend Load Fund Backend Load Funds backer backer Backer board Backer Card Backer Cards backer strip backerboard backers backers backfall backfat backfat probe backfield backfile backfile conversion Backfile Conversion Project backfill backfill concrete backfilled backfilled backfilled backfilling backfilling backfilling backfills backfills backfills backfire backfire backfire backfire backfire antenna backfire on backfired backfired backfired backfires backfires backfires backfiring backfiring backfiring backfit Backfit Master Equipment Inventory Backfit Technical Review backfits backfitted

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