grease pit

noun

A narrow pit or trench over which a vehicle can be driven and conveniently worked on from beneath.

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inspection pit
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Meanings

noungrease pit (plural grease pits)

plural grease pits

  1. A narrow pit or trench over which a vehicle can be driven and conveniently worked on from beneath.

    Synonyms: inspection pit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA narrow pit or trench over which a vehicle can be driven and conveniently worked on from beneath.

Similar
inspection pit
Also see
inspection pit

Origin

Because greasing was traditionally a principal maintenance task that involved climbing under a vehicle.

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Translations

Arabic حفرة فحص
  • حفرة فحصtrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Chinese Mandarin 檢查坑 /检查坑
  • 檢查坑 /检查坑 (jiǎnchákēng)trench over which a vehicle can be driven
Czech montážní jáma
  • montážní jámatrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Dutch smeerkuil, smeerput
  • smeerkuiltrench over which a vehicle can be driven
  • smeerputtrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Finnish rasvamonttu
  • rasvamonttutrench over which a vehicle can be driven
German Abschmiergrube
  • Abschmiergrubetrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Hungarian szerelőakna, garázsakna
  • szerelőaknatrench over which a vehicle can be driven
  • garázsaknatrench over which a vehicle can be driven
  • szerelőgödörtrench over which a vehicle can be driven
  • garázsgödörtrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Italian fossa da visita
  • fossa da visitatrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Norwegian smøregrav
  • smøregravtrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Polish kanał samochodowy, kanał rewizyjny
  • kanał samochodowytrench over which a vehicle can be driven
  • kanał rewizyjnytrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Portuguese valeta de inspeção
  • valeta de inspeçãotrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Russian смотрова́я я́ма
  • смотрова́я я́ма (smotrovája jáma)trench over which a vehicle can be driven
Swedish smörjgrop
  • smörjgroptrench over which a vehicle can be driven
Cite this entry
APA

grease pit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20pit

MLA

“grease pit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20pit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grease pit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20pit.

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