Septic Tank Definition

noun
An underground tank for receiving waste matter to be putrefied and decomposed through bacterial action.
Webster's New World

(Cockney rhyming slang, Australian rhyming slang) Yank (American person)

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • cesspool
  • sanitary provisions
  • sewage disposal system

Other Word Forms of Septic Tank

Noun

Singular:
septic tank
Plural:
septic-tanks

Septic Tank Sentence Examples

  • Rural sites may require digging a well or installing a septic tank.

  • Services Great Farlands Laithe is served by metered mains water, mains electric, and has a septic tank.

  • The company was supposed to build a septic tank which would be buried underground, with only a small control panel visible.

  • Does my proposal involve a new septic tank or other form of non-mains drainage?

  • How often a septic tank needs to be emptied depends upon a number of factors.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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