"burn pit" meaning in All languages combined

See burn pit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: burn pits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} burn pit (plural burn pits)
  1. (US, military) An open-air pit where waste is burned. Long-term exposure to its smoke is associated with health problems. Tags: US

Inflected forms

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