Washpit
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An outdoor pit with water running through it, used to wash livestock.
"This washpit is supplied with water passing through an inlet channel cut from the rivulet at its higher level and outof the pit into the stream by an outlet channel lower down."
- 2 A recessed area of a service station over which a car can be parked in order to be washed.
"Then the chassis and all the understructure is given a thorough cleaning in the washpit in the shop proper."
Example
More examples"This washpit is supplied with water passing through an inlet channel cut from the rivulet at its higher level and outof the pit into the stream by an outlet channel lower down."
Etymology
From wash + pit.
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