burn pit

noun

An open-air pit where waste is burned. Long-term exposure to its smoke is associated with health problems.

“burn pit exposure in Iraq”

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Meanings

nounburn pit (plural burn pits)

plural burn pits

  1. USgovernmentAn open-air pit where waste is burned. Long-term exposure to its smoke is associated with health problems.

    burn pit exposure in Iraq

Cite this entry
APA

burn pit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20pit

MLA

“burn pit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20pit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burn pit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20pit.

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