sump pit

noun

A hole dug in the ground, beneath the basement of a house, in which rainwater or other moisture collect.

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Meanings

nounsump pit (plural sump pits)

plural sump pits

  1. USA hole dug in the ground, beneath the basement of a house, in which rainwater or other moisture collect.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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