backfilling; refilling
Technical term used in civil engineering, construction, and archaeology for refilling an excavated hole or trench with material.
After the plumbing work, they carried out backfilling.
The excavation of the ruins finished, and the backfilling began.
Variant with the okurigana め omitted; common in technical contexts.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; rarely used.
Compound of 埋め (ume, continuative form of 埋める 'to bury') + 戻し (modoshi, continuative form of 戻す 'to return'), literally 'bury-return', referring to putting excavated earth back.