SEPTIC TANK

Meaning of SEPTIC TANK in English

noun

a large container, usually underground, that holds human waste from toilets until the action of bacteria makes it liquid enough to be absorbed by the ground

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — ˌseptic ˈtank BrE AmE noun [countable] a large container under the ground, for holding human waste from toilets
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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