Meaning of soakaway | Babel Free
Definitions
A deep hole used for drainage, where rainwater and other wastewater drains directly into the ground, without connection to any mains drainage or sewerage pipes.
UK
Examples
“These trenches, you know⟳, are much deeper than one's height; you don't see⟳ anything. It's like⟳ walking along a mud-walled passage. Every now and then some one stumbles into a soakaway for rainwater.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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