pit closures
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pit — pit1 [pıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hole)¦ 2¦(mine)¦ 3¦(mark)¦ 4¦(untidy place)¦ 5 be the pits 6 in/at the pit of your stomach 7¦(car racing)¦ 8¦(in a theatre)¦ 9¦(in a garage)¦ 10 a/the pit of something … Dictionary of contemporary English
pit — I 1. noun 1) a pit in the ground Syn: hole, ditch, trench, trough, hollow, excavation, cavity, crater, pothole; shaft, mineshaft, sump 2) pit closures Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
pit — 1. noun 1) we dug a pit Syn: hole, trough, hollow, excavation, cavity, crater, pothole 2) pit closures Syn: coal mine, colliery, quarry, shaft 2 … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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