pits
Example Sentences
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We have some ash pits,’” Pike said of the captain on the scene, whose name he did not know.
From Los Angeles Times
A readily-available fertiliser for farmers when livestock are housed over winter, it is collected in storage pits for use in spring.
From BBC
Satellite images of Yapacana National Park in Amazonas show deep gashes in the earth, where miners have dug enormous open pits.
They opened for dealing in the pits of the Kansas City Board of Trade.
The new Nations Championship, which pits the best teams from the two hemispheres against each other over the year, demands more stops.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
