septic tank

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septic tank

noun 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.
Australian, Cockney, slang A Yank (an American person).
Similar: Seppo, seppo

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noun watertight treatment system for domestic sewage

Español	fosa séptica
日本語	浄化槽 jōkasō
中文	化糞池 /化粪池 huàfènchí
Português	fossa, fossa séptica
Français	fosse septique
Deutsch	Klärgrube
Italiano	fossa biologica
Ελληνικά	βόθρος vóthros
Русский	се́птик sɛ́ptik, отстойник otstojnik

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@misc{septic_tank_2026,
  title = {septic tank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/septic%20tank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}