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borrow pit n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) Civil engineering an excavation dug to provide fill to make up ground elsewhere How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All of the debris was then placed in a nearby borrow pit, angering residents who said the Corps was spoiling the environment of the area. Moreover, the company is objecting to DEP's order to clean up concentrated heavy metal sediment in a former borrow pit called Gold Lake using a method known as hydraulic dredging. Fishing sandals: You can't watch TV on a Saturday without seeing a good ol' boy with a Southern twang and a pair of Birkenstocks derricking bass out of a borrow pit. |
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