septic tank
noun
: a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
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Swerdlow would also pay an additional $1 million over 10 years to Miami-Dade, plus another $1 million to a fund that helps homeowners with septic tanks pay for hooking up their plumbing to the county sewer system.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Most septic tanks at the hundreds of lodges located throughout the national park and buffer zone leak, further polluting groundwater.
—Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Most septic tanks at the hundreds of lodges located throughout the national park and buffer zone leak, further polluting groundwater.
—Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for septic tank
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“Septic tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septic%20tank. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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