soakaway

See also: soak away

English

Etymology

soak +‎ away

Noun

soakaway (plural soakaways)

1. (chiefly UK) A deep hole used for drainage, where rainwater and other wastewater drains directly into the ground, without connection to any mains drainage or sewerage pipes.
   • 1916, H. G. Wells, chapter 9, in Mr. Britling Sees It Through:

     These trenches, you know, are much deeper than one's height; you don't see anything. It's like walking along a mud-walled passage. Every now and then some one stumbles into a soakaway for rainwater.

Related terms

• soak away (verb)

References

• “soakaway”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.