Meaning

To fill in a space, hole or gap..

Definitions by Sense

1. To fill in a space, hole or gap.
2. (urban studies) To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.
3. That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
4. (cosmetics) The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.
5. Alternative form of infil (“infiltration”).

Example Sentences

Here the original drawing is shown in grey and the infilled tracing in black. The lettering can be further refined and, unlike ink-based artwork, can be rekerned without being redrawn.

Government needs to provide certainty to the rail freight industry with infill electrification programmes [...]. "First, it's about Government committing to infill electrification so we can do things with the locomotives we already have, and then a rolling plan of electrification."

Hinton and I were briefed at the TOC and received maps of our AO to memorize and mark with codes for the primary and secondary LZs for infill and exfill.

Pedestrian infill/exfill from Atwater Street

Word Forms

• infills
• infilling
• infilled

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When Should You Use Infill?

Use infill when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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