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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/

Definition of borrow-pit word

  • noun borrow-pit a pit from which construction material, as sand or gravel, is taken for use as fill at another location. 1

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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

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 74% 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.

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