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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.

Hypernyms

  • Cavity
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