SEPTIC TANK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does septic tank mean? 

• SEPTIC TANK (noun)
  The noun SEPTIC TANK has 1 sense:

1. large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria

  Familiarity information: SEPTIC TANK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPTIC TANK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("septic tank" is a kind of...):

storage tank; tank (a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids)