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burn pit

burn pit noun: an open-air pit where waste is burned. Long-term exposure to its smoke is associated with health problems.

Noun

burn pit (plural burn pits)

  1. (US) An open-air pit where waste is burned. Long-term exposure to its smoke is associated with health problems.
    • burn pit exposure in Iraq

Forms of burn pit

pluralburn pits

Questions about burn pit

What does burn pit mean?
Burn pit means an open-air pit where waste is burned. Long-term exposure to its smoke is associated with health problems.
What part of speech is burn pit?
Burn pit is a noun.
What is the plural of burn pit?
The plural of burn pit is burn pits.

Words near burn pit in the dictionary

  1. burn out
  2. burn outs
  3. burn pavement
  4. burn phone
  5. burn phones
  6. burn pit
  7. burn pits
  8. burn rate
  9. burn rates
  10. burn rubber
  11. burn someone at the stake

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