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in·fill

 (ĭn′fĭl′)
n.
1. The use of vacant land and property within a built-up area for further construction or development.
2. A substance or material used to fill in: a steel structure with an infill of redwood sheathing.
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infill

(ˈɪnfɪl) or

infilling

n
1. the act of filling or closing gaps, etc, in something, such as a row of buildings
2. material used to fill a cavity, gap, hole, etc
3. (Hairdressing & Grooming) an acrylic gel application that fills in the gap between a false nail and the root of the real nail, which is created as the real nail grows
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infill

In cartography, the filling of an area or feature with color, e.g., roads, town shapes, lakes, etc.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Translations

infill

[ˈɪnfɪl] N (Constr, Geol) → relleno m
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infill

n (Build) → Füllmaterial nt, → Ausfüllung f
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If your house has a projecting single-storey bay window alongside the front door, it is worth considering extending the roof of the bay so that it can act as a canopy across the front door, and then infilling the area beneath the new canopy to create an enclosed porch.
Nine pedestrian subways in Telford are being filled in and replaced with safer surface crossings thanks to pounds 650,000 from Advantage West Midlands and a new infilling method.
This refers to the creation of a new public square adjacent to the Cathedral (following the infilling of St Chad's Circus and the subways) and finding new settings for the existing art work, which includes the Kennedy Memorial, within the new square.
More spectacularly, there is an intriguing attempt to make the improvisations of a jazz piano equate with the chordal infilling of a baroque continuo.
Sir, - Your correspondent Keith Lester on Monday drew attention to the divisions that arise in a community from indiscriminate development and infilling and condemns the greed of some individuals.
The material was then used to reclaim land by infilling the former dock to provide an area of hard standing for car parking and boat storage.'
Past winners are: 1988 Norton Water Treatment Works, 1989 M5 Junction 5-6 Widening & Reconstruction, 1990 Littleton Street Mines Infilling, Walsall,