settlement tank

English

Noun

settlement tank (plural settlement tanks)

Settlement tanks and sewage works in the UK.
  1. a container in which sediment or other denser materials in water settle on the bottom
    • 2005, Paul Brummell, Turkmenistan‎, 1 edition, →ISBN:
      The Zeid Reservoir acts as a large settlement tank...
    • 2020 July 16, “What is a settlement tank?”, in Trenchlesspedia‎:
      A settlement tank is a compartment that allows solid content such as sand and cuttings to precipitate and sink to the bottom.
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