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語源

soak +‎ away

名詞

soakaway (複数形 soakaways)

1. (chiefly Britain) 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, Mr. Britling Sees It Through, ch. 9:

     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.

参照

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