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borrow pits

borrow pits is the plural of borrow pit.

Meaning of borrow pit

Noun

borrow pit (plural borrow pits)

  1. A pit that is dug to extract material (such as soil, gravel, or sand) for use at another location.
    • No borrow pit excavation was necessary, and 41,000 cu. yd. were removed from cuttings by excavating machines.1944 November and December, “Increasing G.W.R. Line Capacity”, in Railway Magazine, page 367

Questions about borrow pits

What is borrow pits the plural of?
Borrow pits is the plural of borrow pit.

Words near borrow pits in the dictionary

  1. borrow
  2. borrow a leaf out of someone's book
  3. borrow a page from someone's book
  4. borrow from Peter to pay Paul
  5. borrow pit
  6. borrow pits
  7. borrow roll
  8. borrow rolls
  9. borrow trouble
  10. borrow'd
  11. borrowability

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