Some landfills are also used for waste management purposes, such as the temporary storage, consolidation and transfer, or processing of waste material (sorting, treatment, or recycling). landfill also may refer to ground that has been filled in with rocks instead of waste materials, so that it can be used for a specific purpose, such as for building houses.
Definition of 'long drawn out'. long drawn out also long-drawn-out. adjective. A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time. A long drawn out war would likely deepen and prolong the recession. ...a long drawn out election campaign. long drawn out or long-drawn-out (lÉÅ drÉËn aÊt) adjective.
verb (used with object), drew, drawn, drawing. 1. to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off). 2. to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source: to draw water from a well. 3. to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract: