catch pit

A form of catchpit — A chamber in a drainage system designed to catch sediment and debris.

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Meanings

nouncatch pit (plural catch pits)

plural catch pits

  1. alternativeAlternative form of catchpit.

    Joints in between catch pits and pipes in the drains installed above the derailment site were "extremely poorly constructed", according to the narrative presented by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to Lord Matthews' court in Aberdeen.

    2023 September 20, “Network News: Catch pits "poorly-constructed"”, in RAIL, number 992, page 14
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APA

catch pit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20pit

MLA

“catch pit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20pit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch pit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20pit.

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