A small well or excavation made in the bottom of a drain, under a grating, to collect and retain the sand or gravel carried by the stream.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage > pits (6) cesspool1671 A small well or excavation made in the bottom of a drain, under a grating, to collect and retain the sand or gravel carried by the stream. catch-pit1811 a large chamber (or in earlier use, a pit) designed to catch sediment or debris, esp. one which forms part of a drainage or sewage system; cf. catch… catch basin1855 Originally and chiefly North American. A receptacle at the entry to a sewer or drain designed to trap debris and prevent the entry from becoming… soakpit1898 = soakaway, n. (obsolete). soakaway1916 A pit, usually filled with hard-core, into which water or other liquids may flow and from which they may percolate slowly into the surrounding… soakway1956 = soakaway, n. |
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