1. A pit or underground chamber used for the collection and disposal of sewage and wastewater from residential or commercial properties
The old house had a sewage pit instead of a connection to the municipal sewer system.
A casa antiga tinha um poço de esgoto em vez de conexão com a rede de esgoto municipal.
2. A septic tank or cesspool system designed to receive and treat domestic waste
They had to pump out the sewage pit every few months.
Eles tiveram que esvaziar o poço de esgoto a cada alguns meses.