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septic tank
[ sep-tik tangk ]
noun
- a tank, often underground, in which organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
septic tank
noun
- a tank, usually below ground, for containing sewage to be decomposed by anaerobic bacteria
Word History and Origins
Origin of septic tank1
Example Sentences
A staffer from lead contractor ECC asks for important property details: Are there septic tank lids or propane tanks that need to be avoided?
The number does not account for septic tanks and ponds that may not have been spotted through aerial surveillance, Diaz said.
These included new treatment plants, along with schemes which would let owners of septic tanks and package treatment works ask for a connection to the mains sewer under certain conditions.
There were six beds arranged in three bunk beds, and in one corner there was a septic tank and "a pipe that served as a shower".
Chandrakar's body was found last week in a septic tank in a compound owned by a contractor he had implicated in a story about corruption in Chhattisgarh state.
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