Usually means: Replacing excavated soil into trench.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word backfilling:

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

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

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. backfilling: Encyclopedia

(Note: See backfill as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (backfilling)

noun:  The process by which something is backfilled.

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