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Definition of Soakaways
1. soakaway [n] - See also: soakaway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soakaways
Literary usage of Soakaways
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy, France and Britain at War by Herbert George Wells (1917)
"On an offensive front they have vertical sides of unsupported earth and occasional
soakaways for rain covered by wooden gratings, and they go on and on and ..."
2. Italy, France and Britain at War by Herbert George Wells (1917)
"On an offensive front they have vertical sides of unsupported earth and occasional
soakaways for rain covered by wooden gratings, and they go on and on and ..."
3. Italy, France and Britain at War by Herbert George Wells (1917)
"On an offensive front they have vertical sides of unsupported earth and occasional
soakaways for rain covered by wooden gratings, and they go on and on and ..."
4. Managing the Monster: Urban Waste and Governance in Africa by Adepoju G. Onibokun (1999)
"About 6 % are connected to septic tanks and soakaways. The major mode of treatment
is through oxidization and stabilization ponds, and the treated waste is ..."
5. Mechanical World and Engineering Record (1881)
"As the water сал be turned off below ground-level, the column will be unaffected
by frost- Braziers and soakaways, normally provided with the existing type ..."
6. Biotechnology for Water Use and Conservation: The Mexico '96 Workshop by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Mexico '96 Workshop, Organisation for Economic Co-operation, Development., Zapata, Francisco Bolívar (1997)
"... toilets with household or community septic tanks and/or soakaways may exist.
However, the septic tanks are often poorly maintained and/or undersized. ..."