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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespozo de absorción
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpotso de aβsoɾˈsjon
"Construyeron un pozo de absorción para evitar inundaciones."
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2 senses- 1
An excavation or structured pit filled with gravel or rubble, designed to collect excess stormwater or runoff and allow it to percolate slowly into the surrounding soil.
"The landscaper installed a dry well in the backyard to prevent water from pooling near the foundation." - 2
An exploratory oil or natural gas well that yields no commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.
"After drilling for three months, the energy company reported that the exploratory project was a dry well."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'dry' (from Old English 'drȳge') with 'well' (from Old English 'welle', denoting a spring or water hole). Originally emerging in hydrogeology and petroleum exploration, it expanded to civil engineering to describe underground drainage structures that lack water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dry well" is said worldwide
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puits perdu
Transliteration: pɥi pɛʁdy
"Le puits perdu aide à évacuer les eaux de pluie."
Sickergrube
Transliteration: ˈzɪkɐˌɡʁuːbə
"Das Regenwasser wird in einer Sickergrube gesammelt."
pozzo perdente
Transliteration: ˈpottso perˈdɛnte
"Il pozzo perdente drena l'acqua piovana nel terreno."
pozo de absorción
Transliteration: ˈpotso de aβsoɾˈsjon
"Construyeron un pozo de absorción para evitar inundaciones."
poço de infiltração
Transliteration: ˈposu dʒi ĩfiltɾaˈsɐ̃w
"O poço de infiltração drena a água da chuva."
सोखता गड्डा
Transliteration: sokhtā gaddā
"बारिश के पानी को निकालने के लिए सोखता गड्डा बनाया गया है।"
渗水井
Transliteration: shèn shuǐ jǐng
"工程人员在院子里安装了一个渗水井。"
침투정
Transliteration: chim-tu-jeong
"빗물을 배수하기 위해 침투정을 설치했습니다."
浸透井
Transliteration: shintōsei
"敷地内に雨水を逃がすための浸透井を設けた。"
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