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| has gloss | (noun) a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site borrow pit |
| has gloss | eng: A borrow pit, also known as a sand box, is a term used in construction and civil engineering. It describes an area where material (usually soil, gravel or sand) has been dug for use at another location. Borrow pits can be found close to many major construction projects. For example, soil might be excavated to fill an embankment for a highway, clay might be excavated for use in brick-making, gravel to be used for making concrete, etc. |
| lexicalization | eng: borrow pit |
| subclass of | (noun) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" cavity, pit |
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| has gloss | deu: Aushub bezeichnet Erdreich oder Ausbruch-Material, das bei Bauvorhaben durch das Ausheben der Baugrube oder Bohren eines Tunnels entsteht. |
| lexicalization | deu: Aushub |
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| lexicalization | nld: afgraving |
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| similar | e/Borrow pit |
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