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Drainage Pit Crossword Clue

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noun

• an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

• a well or other hole in which water has collected

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

29%5 Went pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat
noun

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

verb

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

28%6 A sump or sewer pit used for drainage
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New York Times01 May 2016 Across 93
New York Times11 Oct 2010 Down 32
New York Times26 Nov 2008 Down 50
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