dry well

noun

a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes.
absorbing well.

Origin of dry well

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby dry well

dry up, dry valley, dry vomiting, dry wall, dry wash, dry well, dry-as-dust, dry-bone ore, dry-bulb thermometer, dry-clean, dry-cleanse

Example sentences from the Web for dry well

  • This dry-well connection is by means of five-inch vitrified pipe laid in the same manner as sewer pipe.

    Convenient Houses |Louis Henry Gibson