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dry wells

dry wells is the plural of dry well.

Meaning of dry well

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.

Questions about dry wells

What is dry wells the plural of?
Dry wells is the plural of dry well.

Words near dry wells in the dictionary

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

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