dish pit

noun

The dishwashing area in a restaurant.

“The dishwasher didn't show up, so I spent my whole shift in the dish pit.”

Meanings

noundish pit (plural dish pits)

plural dish pits

  1. The dishwashing area in a restaurant.

    The dishwasher didn't show up, so I spent my whole shift in the dish pit.

Translations

Finnish astianpesutila, tiskitila
  • astianpesutiladishwashing area in a restaurant
  • tiskitiladishwashing area in a restaurant
German Geschirrspülbereich
  • Geschirrspülbereichdishwashing area in a restaurant
Polish zmywalnia
  • zmywalniadishwashing area in a restaurant
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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