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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
dry well
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dry well — dry′ well n. civ a hole used to drain off surface water, allowing it to be absorbed underground • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
dry well — n. Building a covered pit filled with gravel or loose stone, into which drainage from roofs, areaways, etc. is piped to seep into the surrounding soil … English World dictionary
Dry 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… … Wikipedia
dry well — noun 1. : dry hole 2 2. : a hole excavated in porous ground and usually covered and filled with loose gravel or rubble or walled (as with stone, brick, or cinder blocks) to receive water (as drainage from a roof) and allow it to percolate away *… … Useful english dictionary
Dry Well Creek — is a creek in Harney County, Oregon, United States in the Harney Basin of Eastern Oregon.[1] It is located at an elevation of 5000 feet,[1] and is one of a series of streams that eventually drains into Malheur Lake, a Great Basin lake that has no … Wikipedia
dry well — 1. a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes. 2. See absorbing well. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
dry well — noun Date: circa 1942 a hole in the ground filled with gravel or rubble to receive drainage water and allow it to percolate away … New Collegiate Dictionary
dry — adj 1 Dry, arid mean devoid of moisture. Dry may suggest freedom from noticeable moisture either as a characteristic or as a desirable state {a dry climate} {1dry clothing} {dry land} {dry provisions} … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dry — dryable, adj. dryly, adv. dryness, n. /druy/, adj., drier, driest, v., dried, drying, n., pl. drys, dries. adj … Universalium
dry — [[t]draɪ[/t]] adj. dri•er, dri•est, 1) free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet 2) having or characterized by little or no rain: the dry season[/ex] 3) characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary… … From formal English to slang
dry hole — noun 1. : a hole drilled (as through rock in a quarry) without using water 2. : a well that does not yield oil or gas in commercial quantities called also dry well, duster * * * any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be… … Useful english dictionary
