Usually means: Filled in after initial completion.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word backfilled:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. backfilled: Merriam-Webster
  2. backfilled: Collins English Dictionary
  3. backfilled: Wordnik
  4. backfilled: Wiktionary
  5. backfilled: Dictionary.com
  6. backfilled: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. backfilled: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. backfilled: Encyclopedia

(Note: See backfill as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (backfill)

verb:  To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
verb:  (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.
verb:  (US) To provide reserve support.
verb:  (US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
verb:  (gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
noun:  The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
noun:  (US) Reserve support personnel.
noun:  (US) That which backfills; a replacement.
noun:  (literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
▸ Also see backfill


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