Also means
landfill
Usage Note
Décharge covers several distinct senses: an electrical discharge (une décharge électrique), a rubbish dump or landfill (une décharge sauvage), and in legal contexts a receipt or release from liability. The verb décharger means to unload or to discharge. Context usually disambiguates which sense is intended.
Examples
"Il a reçu une décharge électrique."
Natural Translation
He received an electric shock.

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