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CESSPIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cesspit mean?
• CESSPIT (noun)
The noun CESSPIT has 1 sense:
1. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Familiarity information: CESSPIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("cesspit" is a kind of...):
cistern (an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater)
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