"dry well" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dry wells [plural]
Etymology: From dry + well (in both open compound and solid compound form). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dry|well}} dry + well, {{lb|en|in both open compound and solid compound form}} (in both open compound and solid compound form) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry well (plural dry wells)
  1. (civil engineering, construction) An underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some cases greywater) by holding it and dissipating it into the groundwater. Categories (topical): Construction Synonyms: absorbing well, drain well, negative well, dumb well, dead well, blind well
    Sense id: en-dry_well-en-noun-2EnXtwmV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: business, civil-engineering, construction, engineering, manufacturing, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, well. Any kind of well that is dry. Synonyms: drywell Related terms: rain garden, sump
    Sense id: en-dry_well-en-noun-5VtTJa0a

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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