SEPTIC TANK

Meaning of SEPTIC TANK in English

ˌseptic ˈtank BrE AmE noun [countable]

a large container under the ground, for holding human waste from toilets

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SEPTIC TANK — noun Date: circa 1902 a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEPTIC TANK — noun : a tank in which the organic solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is deposited and retained until it …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEPTIC TANK — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria. [ 1900-05 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPTIC TANK — tank which contains waste material
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEPTIC TANK — Date: circa 1902 : a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEPTIC TANK — Function: noun Date: circa 1902 : a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SEPTIC TANK — ■ noun a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEPTIC TANK — [septic tank] n (ca. 1902): a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEPTIC TANK — sewage-disposal unit used principally for single residences not connected to sewer lines. It consists ordinarily of either a single- or …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEPTIC TANK — noun a large container, usually underground, that holds human waste from toilets until the action of bacteria makes it liquid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEPTIC TANK — ( septic tanks) A septic tank is an underground tank where faeces, urine, and other waste matter is made harmless …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEPTIC TANK — (~s) A ~ is an underground tank where faeces, urine, and other waste matter is made harmless using bacteria. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEPTIC TANK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A burst septic tank is believed to have triggered the landslide. ▪ Everywhere, it was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEPTIC TANK — sewage disposal tank in which a continuous flow of waste material is decomposed by anaerobic (in the absence of oxygen) …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
SEPTIC TANK — yank
Cocney English vocab
SEPTIC TANK — септик(тенк) нижняя камера (канализационного отстойника)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEPTIC TANK — нижняя камера ( канализационного отстойника )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEPTIC TANK — септик(тенк)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SEPTIC TANK — септик(тенк)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SEPTIC TANK — отстойник, септический резервуар
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SEPTIC TANK — нижняя камера ( канализационного отстойника )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SEPTIC TANK — нижняя камера ( канализационного отстойника )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SEPTIC TANK — септик-тэнк
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SEPTIC TANK — септик-тэнк
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SEPTIC TANK — септик(тенк) (сооружение для предварительной очистки сточных вод)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SEPTIC TANK — перегниватель; септиктенк
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SEPTIC TANK — септик
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SEPTIC TANK — септик(тенк) нижняя камера (канализационного отстойника)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEPTIC — adj septic
Interlingua English vocab
SEPTIC — ~
English interlingue dictionary
SEPTIC — adjective Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek sēptikos, from sēpein to putrefy Date: 1605 of, relating to, or causing putrefaction, relating …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TANK — I. ˈtaŋk, -aiŋk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese tanque, short for estanque, from estancar to stop a flow, dam, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEPTIC — ˈseptik, -tēk adjective Etymology: Latin septicus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēptos putrified (verbal of sēpein to make putrid) + -ikos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEPTIC — (n.) A substance that promotes putrefaction.
Английский словарь Webster
SEPTIC — (a.) Alt. of Septical
Английский словарь Webster
SEPTIC — (n.) A quantic of the seventh degree.
Английский словарь Webster
SEPTIC — (a.) Of the seventh degree or order.
Английский словарь Webster
SEPTIC — ( n. ) A substance that promotes putrefaction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPTIC — ( n. ) A quantic of the seventh degree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPTIC — ( a. ) Of the seventh degree or order.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPTIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Septical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPTIC — — septically , adv. — septicity /sep tis"i tee/ , n. /sep"tik/ , adj. Pathol. 1. pertaining to or of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPTIC — adj. infected with bacteria or microorganisms; infective, likely to cause infection
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEPTIC — adjective Etymology: Latin septicus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēpein to putrefy Date: 1605 1. : of, relating to, or causing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEPTIC — adj of the seventh degree or order. 2. septic ·noun a quantic of the seventh degree. 3. septic ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
SEPTIC — [ 'sɛptɪk ] ■ adjective 1》 (of a wound or a part of the body) infected with bacteria. 2》 denoting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TANK — any heavily armed and armoured combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. Tanks are the principal …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEPTIC — septic BrE AmE ˈsept ɪk ▶ ˌ septic ˈ tank ˈ••• BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TANK — / tæŋk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large container for holding liquid or gas : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEPTIC — / ˈseptɪk; NAmE / adjective ( of a wound or part of the body ) infected with harmful bacteria : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TANK — I. tank 1 S2 W2 /tæŋk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Portuguese ; Origin: tanque 'pool' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEPTIC — sep ‧ tic /ˈseptɪk/ BrE AmE adjective especially British English [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: septicus , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEPTIC — adj. contaminated with bacteria from a festering wound etc., putrefying. septic tank a tank in which the organic matter in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEPTIC — adj. contaminated with bacteria from a festering wound etc., putrefying. Phrases and idioms: septic tank a tank in which the …
Oxford English vocab
SEPTIC — If a wound or a part of your body becomes septic , it becomes infected. ...a septic toe. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TANK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEPTIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES septic tank COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN tank ▪ At the end of each barracks …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEPTIC — [adjective] - (of a part of the body) infected by bacteria which produce pusI had my ears pierced and one …
Cambridge English vocab
SEPTIC — Noun. A person from the U.S.A.. From the rhyming slang septic tank - Yank.
Slang English vocab
TANK — I. noun 1 container ADJECTIVE ▪ empty , full ▪ glass , steel ▪ 4-foot , 50-gallon , 80-litre/80-liter , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SEPTIC — adj. Septic is used with these nouns: ↑ tank
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TANK — I 1. сущ. 1) а) бак, резервуар, цистерна, чан; искусственный или естественный водоем petrol tank ≈ бензобак auxiliary tank, service …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEPTIC — прил.; мед. септический (медицина) гнилостный; септический - * fever септицемия, септическая лихорадка - the wound has gone * рана загноилась …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TANK — tank.ogg _I 1. tæŋk n . водоём; резервуар rowing tank - спорт. бассейн для гребли 2. цистерна, бак, чан water …
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