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cesspit
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cess·pit  (sspt)
n.
A pit for refuse or sewage.

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Noun1.cesspit - a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
cistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
Translations
cesspit [ˈsespɪt] cesspool [ˈsespuːl] Npozo m negro (fig) → sentina f
cesspit [ˈsɛspɪt] nfosse f d'aisance
cesspit [ˈsɛsˌpɪt] cesspool [ˈsɛsˌpuːl] npozzo nero
cesspit [ˈsɛsˌpɪt] cesspool [ˈsɛsˌpuːl] npozzo nero


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The editor demonstrates that London's four "Viewers" were kept busy adjudicating disputes between neighbors over boundaries, cesspits and the like; while Peter W.
A large percentage of wastewater is still collected in cesspits and open channels.
We have a billion gallons of sewage being pumped each year into shallow injection wells, being released just 20 to 60 feet below the surface into porous limestone; and another 30,000 private septic tanks and cesspits pouring their sewage directly into the ground.
 
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