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settlement tank

settlement tank noun: a container in which sediment or other denser materials in water settle on the bottom.

settlement tank: a container in which sediment or other denser materials in water settle on the bottom
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Noun

settlement tank (plural settlement tanks)

  1. a container in which sediment or other denser materials in water settle on the bottom
    • The Zeid Reservoir acts as a large settlement tank...2005, Paul Brummell, Turkmenistan, 1 edition, →ISBN
    • A settlement tank is a compartment that allows solid content such as sand and cuttings to precipitate and sink to the bottom.2020 July 16, “What is a settlement tank?”, in Trenchlesspedia, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023

Forms of settlement tank

pluralsettlement tanks

Questions about settlement tank

What does settlement tank mean?
Settlement tank means a container in which sediment or other denser materials in water settle on the bottom.
What part of speech is settlement tank?
Settlement tank is a noun.
What is the plural of settlement tank?
The plural of settlement tank is settlement tanks.

Words near settlement tank in the dictionary

  1. settlement dates
  2. settlement house
  3. settlement houses
  4. Settlement Indian
  5. Settlement Indians
  6. settlement tank
  7. settlement tanks
  8. settlementation
  9. settlementations
  10. settlements
  11. Settlemire

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