засы́пка

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
filling up, filling in, backfillingconstruction
Засы́пка котлова́на заняла́ два дня.
Filling in the pit took two days.
Verbal noun from засыпать: covering or filling a hollow with earth, sand, gravel etc.
2.
(rare) charging, loading, pouring in, laying in (a supply)metallurgy
Засы́пка руды́ в печь идёт непреры́вно.
Ore is charged into the furnace continuously.
Of grain, ore, coal etc. put into a furnace, hopper or store.
3.
(rare) charge, batch, fill materialengineering
Засы́пка в пе́чи была́ сли́шком кру́пной.
The charge in the furnace was too coarse.
The material itself rather than the action.

Examples

Для засыпки ямы понадобился грузовик щебня.
A truckload of crushed stone was needed to fill the hole.
Рабочие начали засыпку котлована песком.
The workers began filling the pit with sand.
Засыпка траншеи заняла целый день.
Filling in the trench took the whole day.