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dry well

/ˈdɹaɪˌwɛl/

dry well noun: an underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some cases greywater) by holding it and dissipating it into the groundwater.

Noun

dry well (plural dry wells)

  1. An underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some cases greywater) by holding it and dissipating it into the groundwater.
    Synonyms:
    absorbing well, drain well, negative well, dumb well, dead well, blind well
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, well. Any kind of well that is dry.

dry well meaning in Tamil

dry well in Tamil

வறண்ட கிணறு, உலர்சுற்று அறை

Synonyms of dry well

  • absorbing well
  • drain well
  • negative well
  • dumb well
  • dead well
  • blind well

All synonyms of dry well

Forms of dry well

pluraldry wells
alternative formdrywell

Origin of dry well

From dry + well (in both open compound and solid compound form).

Questions about dry well

What does dry well mean?
Dry well means an underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some cases greywater) by holding it and dissipating it into the groundwater.
What is dry well in Tamil?
Dry well in Tamil is வறண்ட கிணறு, உலர்சுற்று அறை. See Dry well meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dry well?
Dry well is a noun.
How do you pronounce dry well?
Dry well is pronounced /ˈdɹaɪˌwɛl/.
What is the plural of dry well?
The plural of dry well is dry wells.

Words near dry well in the dictionary

  1. dry walls
  2. dry wash
  3. dry washes
  4. dry weight
  5. dry weights
  6. dry well
  7. dry wells
  8. dry wors
  9. dry-aged
  10. dry-bulb temperature
  11. dry-clean

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dry well (page history and authors); dry well (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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