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soakaway

/ ˈ²õəʊ°ìəˌ·É±ðɪ /

noun

  1. a pit filled with rubble, etc, into which rain or waste water drains
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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And under their rear garden is a soakaway: essentially a big tank constructed of crates that collects excess rainwater and gradually drains it into the subsoil.

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Sepa has allowed it to continue using a so-called “soakaway†which allows waste and sewerage to drain away on site – which was installed in 2012 and was supposed to be replaced by a permanent sewer by the end of 2018 – for the foreseeable future.

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Mr Gilbert said although there was soakaway hole in the garden, it seemed too small for Herman to have got into.

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“Most people there have a house on a concrete slab, a cistern and ‘soakaway’ system for their toilet.

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Wetin concern us with rat for Baba office or no airfreshener in the toilet or the soakaway don full?

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