catch pit

English

Noun

catch pit (plural catch pits)

1. Alternative form of catchpit.
   • 2023 September 20, “Network News: Catch pits "poorly-constructed"”, in RAIL, number 992, page 14:

     Joints in between catch pits and pipes in the drains installed above the derailment site were "extremely poorly constructed", according to the narrative presented by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to Lord Matthews' court in Aberdeen.

References

• “catch pit”, in Collins English Dictionary.