- dry well
- dry welln.Building a covered pit filled with gravel or loose stone, into which drainage from roofs, areaways, etc. is piped to seep into the surrounding soil
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
dry well
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dry well — dry′ well n. civ a hole used to drain off surface water, allowing it to be absorbed underground • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
Dry well — For the nuclear containment structure, see Boiling water reactors. Old drywell. A dry well is an underground structure that disposes of unwanted water, most commonly stormwater runoff, by dissipating it into the ground, where it merges with the… … Wikipedia
dry well — noun 1. : dry hole 2 2. : a hole excavated in porous ground and usually covered and filled with loose gravel or rubble or walled (as with stone, brick, or cinder blocks) to receive water (as drainage from a roof) and allow it to percolate away *… … Useful english dictionary
Dry Well Creek — is a creek in Harney County, Oregon, United States in the Harney Basin of Eastern Oregon.[1] It is located at an elevation of 5000 feet,[1] and is one of a series of streams that eventually drains into Malheur Lake, a Great Basin lake that has no … Wikipedia
dry well — 1. a drainage pit lined with loose stonework for the leaching of liquid wastes. 2. See absorbing well. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
dry well — noun Date: circa 1942 a hole in the ground filled with gravel or rubble to receive drainage water and allow it to percolate away … New Collegiate Dictionary
dry — adj 1 Dry, arid mean devoid of moisture. Dry may suggest freedom from noticeable moisture either as a characteristic or as a desirable state {a dry climate} {1dry clothing} {dry land} {dry provisions} … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dry — dryable, adj. dryly, adv. dryness, n. /druy/, adj., drier, driest, v., dried, drying, n., pl. drys, dries. adj … Universalium
dry — [[t]draɪ[/t]] adj. dri•er, dri•est, 1) free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet 2) having or characterized by little or no rain: the dry season[/ex] 3) characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary… … From formal English to slang
dry hole — noun 1. : a hole drilled (as through rock in a quarry) without using water 2. : a well that does not yield oil or gas in commercial quantities called also dry well, duster * * * any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be… … Useful english dictionary
