Borrow Pit (Noun)
Meaning
A pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The construction team excavated a borrow pit nearby to gather the necessary soil for their new development project.
- The earth removed from the borrow pit would be used as fill to level the site for the new building.
- Landscapers often use soil from a borrow pit to create raised garden beds and reshape the surrounding terrain.
- As part of the environmental assessment, the researchers studied the impact of the large borrow pit on local ecosystems.
- A large borrow pit was created adjacent to the highway to provide the fill required for the road expansion project.