cesspit

ˈsɛspɪt

Definition

Definition of cesspit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sanitation

Rare

pit for the disposal of liquid waste and sewage

Rare

The old farm's cesspit was overdue for a cleaning..

septic tank

ethics

Rare

place filled with corruption or moral decay

Rare

The city was a cesspit of crime and vice.

cesspool

sinkhole

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pit for the disposal of liquid waste and sewage

Origin of cesspit

Middle English, cess (cesspool) + pit (hole)

Examples of cesspit in a sentence

They hired a service to empty the cesspit regularly.
The organization became a cesspit of corruption.
His office was a cesspit of unethical practices.

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French:fosse septique, cloaque, ...
German:Jauchegrube, Sumpf, ...
Italian:fossa settica, luogo di corruzione, ...
Spanish:pozo negro, cloaca, ...
Portuguese:fossa, antro, ...
Chinese:化粪池, 腐败之地, ...
Japanese:汚水槽, 温床, ...
Arabic:حُفْرَة امْتِصاص, وَكْرُ الفَسَاد, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹר שׁוֹפְכִין, בּוֹר שֶׁל שַׁחְתּוּת, ...
Russian:септик, омут, ...
Ukrainian:вигрібна яма, осередок, ...
Hindi:सेसपिट, गंदा गड्ढा, ...
Bengali:পায়খানা, কূপ, ...
Catalan:claveguera, clot de corrupció, ...
Czech:žumpa, stoka, ...
Danish:sump, morads, ...
Dutch:beerput, poel van verderf, ...
Greek:βόθρος, άντρο διαφθοράς, ...
Hungarian:szennyvízgödör, fertő, ...
Khmer:រណ្តៅស្តុកទឹកកខ្វក់, កន្លែងដែលពោរពេញដោយអំពើពុករលួយ និងភាពធ្លាក់ចុះខាងសីលធម៌, ...
Korean:오수 구덩이, 온상, ...
Persian:چاه فاضلاب, مرکز فساد, ...
Polish:szambo, siedlisko, ...
Portuguese (BR):fossa, antro, ...
Romanian:hazna, focar de corupție, ...
Swedish:avloppsgrop, härd, ...
Thai:บ่อเกรอะ, แหล่งเสื่อมทราม, ...
Turkish:lağım çukuru, çöplük, ...
Vietnamese:hố phân, ổ tham nhũng, ...

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