dry well

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some cases greywater) by holding it and dissipating it into the groundwater.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, well. Any kind of well that is dry.

/ˈdɹaɪˌwɛl/

dry well dry wells drywell

From dry + well (in both open compound and solid compound form).

absorbing well drain well negative well dumb well dead well blind well

rain garden sump

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