Meanings
nounseptic tank (plural septic tanks)
plural septic tanks
- A small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Bulgarian септи́чна я́ма
- септи́чна я́ма (septíčna jáma)watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Chinese Mandarin 化糞池 /化粪池
- 化糞池 /化粪池 (huàfènchí)watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Czech septik
- septikwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Dutch septic tank, septische tank
- septic tankwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- septische tankwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- septische putwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Finnish sakokaivo, saostussäiliö
- sakokaivowatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- saostussäiliöwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- septitankkiwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
French fosse septique
- fosse septiquewatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
German Klärgrube
- Klärgrubewatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Greek βόθρος
- βόθρος (vóthros)watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Hungarian szeptikus tartály, szennyvíztartály
- szeptikus tartálywatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- szennyvíztartálywatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- szennyvízülepítőwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- derítőwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Icelandic rotþró
- rotþrówatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Italian fossa biologica
- fossa biologicawatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Japanese 浄化槽
- 浄化槽 (jōkasō)watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Norwegian Bokmål septiktank
- septiktankwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Polish osadnik gnilny, szambo
- osadnik gnilnywatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- szambowatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Portuguese fossa, fossa séptica
- fossawatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- fossa sépticawatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Russian се́птик, отстойник
- се́птик (sɛ́ptik)watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- отстойник (otstojnik)watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Spanish fosa séptica
- fosa sépticawatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Tagalog poso-negro
- poso-negrowatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Turkish foseptik, lağım çukuru
- foseptikwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
- lağım çukuruwatertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Yiddish אָפּגאַנגגרוב
- אָפּגאַנגגרוב (opganggrub)watertight treatment system for domestic sewage
Cite this entry
APA
septic tank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septic%20tank
MLA
“septic tank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septic%20tank. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septic tank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septic%20tank.
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