"settlement tank" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: settlement tanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} settlement tank (plural settlement tanks)
  1. a container in which sediment or other denser materials in water settle on the bottom
    Sense id: en-settlement_tank-en-noun-l3dx2VPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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