Word familynounsepticaemiasepticityseptic tankadjectivesepticaemicsepticadverbseptically
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ˌseptic ˈtank noun [countableC]
Da large container under the ground, for holding human waste from toilets 化粪池
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septic tank• It was just a septic tank.• This system is used with a septic tank and soakaway if space is available.• A burst septic tank is believed to have triggered the landslide.• Everywhere, it was like an over-flowing septic tank or something rotting.