埋(う)め立(た)て

うめたて
noun
land reclamation, landfill
1. land reclamation, landfill, filling in
The process of creating new land by filling in bodies of water (bays, marshes, rivers) with soil, rubble, or waste. Also refers to waste disposal sites where garbage is buried underground.
この島(しま)は埋(う)め立(た)てで作(つく)られた。
This island was created through land reclamation.
埋(う)め立(た)て地(ち)にマンションが建(た)ち並(なら)んでいる。
Apartment buildings line the reclaimed land.
東京湾(とうきょうわん)の埋(う)め立(た)て工事(こうじ)によって、広大(こうだい)な土地(とち)が生(う)み出(だ)された。
Vast areas of land were created through the landfill construction in Tokyo Bay.

USAGE:
Much of Tokyo's waterfront, including Odaiba and parts of the port area, was created through 埋(う)め立(た)て. The word can refer to both the process and the resulting land. 埋(う)め立(た)て地(ち) (reclaimed land) and 埋(う)め立(た)て処分場(しょぶんじょう) (landfill disposal site) are common compound forms.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 埋(う)め立(た)て地(ち): reclaimed land
  • 埋(う)め立(た)て処分場(しょぶんじょう): landfill disposal site
  • 埋(う)め立(た)て工事(こうじ): landfill construction
  • 海(うみ)を埋(う)め立(た)てる: reclaim land from the sea
  • 埋(う)め立(た)てゴミ: landfill waste
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