soakaway
1soakaway — noun A deep hole used for drainage, where rainwater and other waste water drains directly into the ground, without connection to any mains drainage or sewerage pipes …
2soakaway — noun Brit. a pit through which waste water drains slowly out into the surrounding soil …
3soakaway — n. an arrangement for disposing of waste water by letting it percolate through the soil …
4Dry well — For the nuclear containment structure, see Boiling water reactors. Old drywell. A dry well is an underground structure that disposes of unwanted water, most commonly stormwater runoff, by dissipating it into the ground, where it merges with the… …
5Mires in the British National Vegetation Classification system — This article gives an overview of the mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Introduction The mire communities of the NVC were described in Volume 2 of British Plant Communities, first published in 1991, along… …
6RAF Rackheath — Infobox Military Structure name= Royal Air Force Station Rackheath USAAF Station 138 location= Located Near Norwich, Norfolk, England coordinates=coord|52|40|34.49|N|001|23|02|E| caption= Aerial Photo of Rackheath Airfield 9 July 1946 type=… …
7Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
8septic tank — noun a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means of a soakaway …
9soakage pit — /ˈsoʊkɪdʒ pɪt/ (say sohkij pit) noun a pit filled with rubble, etc., into which rainwater, or wastewater, is sometimes drained. Also, soakaway …
10septic tank — ► NOUN ▪ a underground tank in which sewage is allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means of a soakaway …
