"dry well" meaning in English

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        "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."
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          "word": "drain well"
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        {
          "word": "negative well"
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