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.
draw a blank. To fail to find or remember something. draw and quarter. 1. To execute (a prisoner) by tying each limb to a horse and driving the horses in different directions.