septic tank

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Noun

septic tank (plural septic tanks)

1. 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.
2. (Cockney rhyming slang, Australian rhyming slang) Yank American person.

Synonyms

• (domestic sewage system) cesspit, cesspool
• (rhyming slang for Yank) Seppo

Translations

• French: fosse septique
• German: Klärgrube
• Italian: fossa biologica
• Russian: се́птик
• Spanish: fosa séptica

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