Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septic tank

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
sep-tic -tank
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A Yank (an American person).

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

septic tanks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cesspit cesspool

Synonyms

Seppo

Questions

What does septic tank mean?
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.

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