septic tank
English
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A septic tank
Noun
septic tank (plural septic tanks)
- 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.
- (Cockney rhyming slang, Australian rhyming slang) Yank (American person).
Synonyms
- (rhyming slang for Yank): Seppo, seppo
Coordinate terms
- (domestic sewage system): cesspit, cesspool
Derived terms
- Seppo, seppo
Translations
watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
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slang: Yank — see Yank
Further reading
septic tank on Wikipedia.Wikipedia