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  • 1Pit stop — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los boxes de Fórmula 1 de Indianapolis Motor Speedway, y los talleres adyacentes al circuito oval. El pit stop, también conocido como parada en boxes, es un término utilizado en las carreras de motor para hacer… …

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  • 2Pit fired pottery — Pit firing is the oldest known method of firing clay. Unfired pots are nestled together in a pit in the ground and are then covered with burnable materials such as wood shavings, leaves, metal oxides, salts, sawdust and dried manure. The top of… …

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  • 3pit stop — pit stops 1) N COUNT In motor racing, if a driver makes a pit stop, he or she stops in a special place at the side of the track to get more fuel and to make repairs. He had to make four pit stops during the race. 2) N COUNT A pit stop is a brief… …

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  • 4pit stop — pit ,stop noun count 1. ) an occasion when a driver in a race stops for a few seconds to get fuel or let people repair the car 2. ) a short stop during a long car ride, especially in order to use a bathroom …

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  • 5Pit stop — For the technique to cause a car to spin around (and stop) quickly, see PIT maneuver. For other uses, see Pitstop. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Formula 1 pit lane and garages (right) adjacent to the oval racing lane …

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  • 6Pit toilet — A pit toilet or compost toilet is a method of collection of human waste, used for composting, controlled decomposition, or waste disposal used most often in areas with no sewer system. Pit toilets are used in rural and wilderness areas as well as …

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  • 7pit — [[t]pɪ̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ pits, pitting, pitted 1) N COUNT A pit is a coal mine. It was a better community then when all the pits were working. 2) N COUNT A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the… …

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  • 8pit stop — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pit stop : singular pit stop plural pit stops 1) an occasion when a driver in a race stops for a short time to get fuel or to let people repair the car 2) informal a short stop during a long car ride, in order… …

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  • 9pit stop — noun Date: 1932 1. a stop at the pits during an automobile race 2. a. (1) a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom (2) a temporary deviation from a direct or usual course < a career pit stop…where he worked&#8230; …

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  • 10pit stop — noun /ˈpɪt.stɑp/ a) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle. b) A brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey …

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