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catchpit

catchpit noun: a chamber in a drainage system designed to catch sediment and debris.

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

catchpit meaning in Tamil

catchpit in Tamil

ஏந்துக்குழி

Synonyms of catchpit

Forms of catchpit

pluralcatchpits
alternative formcatch pit

Origin of catchpit

From catch + pit.

Questions about catchpit

What does catchpit mean?
Catchpit means a chamber in a drainage system designed to catch sediment and debris.
What is catchpit in Tamil?
Catchpit in Tamil is ஏந்துக்குழி. See Catchpit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is catchpit?
Catchpit is a noun.
What is the plural of catchpit?
The plural of catchpit is catchpits.

Words near catchpit in the dictionary

  1. catchoo
  2. catchpennies
  3. catchpenny
  4. catchphrase
  5. catchphrases
  6. catchpit
  7. catchpits
  8. catchplate
  9. catchplates
  10. catchpoints
  11. catchpole

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catchpit (page history and authors); catchpit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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