soakawayn.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊkəweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊkəˌweɪ/

Forms: Also soak-away.

Etymology: < soak v. + away adv., adj., and n.

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 subsoil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage > pits

cesspool1671

catch-pit1811

catch basin1855

soakpit1898

soakaway1916

soakway1956

1916 H. G. Wells Mr. Britling sees it Through ii. iv. 331 Every now and then someone stumbles into a soakaway for rain~water.

1928 Daily Express 31 May 5/3 Be sure to find out if your kitchen sink drains to a ‘soak-away’. If it does, you must not let much water go down it, but throw out washing-up water and suchlike on the garden.

1951 Archit. Rev. 109 291 The drainage system..consists of a series of septic tanks for soil drains and soakaways for stormwater.

1976 Sunday Times (Lagos) 26 Sept. 4/3 He says he can as well repair blocked soak-aways or any job a qualified plumber can do.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soakaway
释义	soakawayn. Brit. /ˈsəʊkəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈsoʊkəˌweɪ/ Forms: Also soak-away. Etymology: < soak v. + away adv., adj., and n. 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 subsoil. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage > pits cesspool1671 catch-pit1811 catch basin1855 soakpit1898 soakaway1916 soakway1956 1916 H. G. Wells Mr. Britling sees it Through ii. iv. 331 Every now and then someone stumbles into a soakaway for rain~water. 1928 Daily Express 31 May 5/3 Be sure to find out if your kitchen sink drains to a ‘soak-away’. If it does, you must not let much water go down it, but throw out washing-up water and suchlike on the garden. 1951 Archit. Rev. 109 291 The drainage system..consists of a series of septic tanks for soil drains and soakaways for stormwater. 1976 Sunday Times (Lagos) 26 Sept. 4/3 He says he can as well repair blocked soak-aways or any job a qualified plumber can do. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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