septic tank en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- A small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place.
- (Australian, Cockney, slang) A Yank (an American person).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| septic tanks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (32)
es fosa séptica (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · hu szeptikus tartály (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · de Klärgrube (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · fr fosse septique (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · fi septitankki (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · fi sakokaivo (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · nn septiktank (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · tr lağım çukuru (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · cs septik (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · hu derítő (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · nl septische tank (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · nb septiktank (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · pt fossa séptica (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · it fossa biologica (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · nl septic tank (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · yi אָפּגאַנגגרוב (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · pl szambo (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · ru отстойник (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · tl poso-negro (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · tr foseptik (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · is rotþró (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · el βόθρος (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · pt fossa (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · bg септи́чна я́ма (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · cmn 化糞池 /化粪池 (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · ru се́птик (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · hu szennyvíztartály (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · pl osadnik gnilny (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · hu szennyvízülepítő (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · fi saostussäiliö (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · ja 浄化槽 (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) · nl septische put (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage)