suction point

noun

A hole in the floor exposing a pit beneath the foundation of a building, used for soil suction in radon mitigation.

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Meanings

nounsuction point (plural suction points)

plural suction points

  1. A hole in the floor exposing a pit beneath the foundation of a building, used for soil suction in radon mitigation.

    A five-inch suction point (the size of a CD) that will be drilled through the floor in an unfinished storage area or your utility room.

    2023 January 3, “Radon Mitigation”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Division of Public Health, Radon Program, retrieved 01 Nov 2024, page 2

Origin

suction + point

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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