soakaway

English

soak +‎ away

soakaway (plural soakaways)

(chiefly Britain) A deep hole used for drainage, where rainwater and other wastewater drains directly into the ground, without connection to any mains drainage or sewerage pipes.
- 1916, H. G. Wells, Mr. Britling Sees It Through, ch. 9:
  These trenches, you know,are much deeper than one's height; you don't see anything. It's like walking along a mud-walled passage. Every now and then some one stumbles into a soakaway for rainwater.

单词	soakaway
释义	soakaway English Etymology soak +‎ away Noun soakaway (plural soakaways) (chiefly Britain) A deep hole used for drainage, where rainwater and other wastewater drains directly into the ground, without connection to any mains drainage or sewerage pipes. 1916, H. G. Wells, Mr. Britling Sees It Through, ch. 9: These trenches, you know,are much deeper than one's height; you don't see anything. It's like walking along a mud-walled passage. Every now and then some one stumbles into a soakaway for rainwater. References soakaway at OneLook Dictionary Search
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