borrow pit

bor·row pit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bor-oh, bawr-oh pit]
- /ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ pɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bor-oh, bawr-oh pit]
- /ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ pɪt/

Definitions of borrow pit words

noun borrow pit an excavation dug to provide fill to make up ground elsewhere 3
noun borrow pit a pit from which construction material, as sand or gravel, is taken for use as fill at another location. 1
noun borrow pit (construction, civil engineering) A pit dug to extract material (such as soil, gravel, or sand) for use at another location. 0

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Origin of borrow pit

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Borrow pit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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borrow pit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

borrow pit usage trend in Literature

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