septic tank
English
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).
Translations
watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
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slang: Yank — see Yank
Further reading
- septic tank on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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