barrow pit
noun Western U.S.
a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
Also called
bar pit,
bar ditch.
Origin of barrow pit
apparently in reference to the mound of earth dug from the pit (see
barrow2); variants with
bar perhaps from regional pronunciation of
barrow
Words nearby barrow pit
barron,
barroom,
barros,
barrow,
barrow boy,
barrow pit,
barrow point,
barrow's goldeneye,
barrow-boy,
barrow-in-furness,
barry