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catch pit

catch pit is the alternative form of catchpit.

Meaning of catchpit

Noun

catchpit (plural catchpits)

  1. A chamber in a drainage system designed to catch sediment and debris.
    • A typical catchpit consists of a stack of concrete segments that form a chamber. They normally have open joints or weepholes when part of a surface water drain (one that collects water from the surface of surrounding ground). When used with carrier drains (that take water from place to place)...2020 October 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Excavations to push Carmont reopening back to November”, in Rail, page 14
    Synonyms:
    catch-basin

Forms of catch pit

pluralcatch pits

Questions about catch pit

What is catch pit the alternative form of?
Catch pit is the alternative form of catchpit.

Words near catch pit in the dictionary

  1. catch one's death
  2. catch oneself on
  3. catch out
  4. catch phrase
  5. catch phrases
  6. catch pit
  7. catch pits
  8. catch plate
  9. catch plates
  10. catch points
  11. catch print

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