barbecue pit
Americannoun
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a specially prepared well or trench in the ground, used for roasting meat on a grill or spit over an open wood or charcoal fire.
Where this dish was invented, it's cooked in a barbecue pit with whole pork shoulders as the main ingredient.
We were all standing over the barbecue pit, getting smoke in our eyes.
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a boxlike structure outdoors or in a restaurant kitchen, etc., having a grill on top or a spit inside for roasting meat over an open wood or charcoal fire.
After years of experimenting, he perfected a portable barbecue pit that could cook large quantities of meat.
Etymology
Origin of barbecue pit
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Behind a huge barbecue pit I spot the former rugby pro Phil Vickery, who played for Gloucester and captained England.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023
The transformation approaches magic: a fruit that eats like a vegetable, its crushed garlic releasing aromas into the air as tantalizing as the wood smoke from a barbecue pit.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022
Rickie Fowler made his way around the course looking like a barbecue pit master with the big hand warmers he was wearing when the weekend morning temperatures were still in the 50s.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2022
It has a large barbecue pit under a covered cooking area near a picnic pavilion and horseshoe pit area.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2022
He was not gesturing to Brian but was sitting in the park at a bench looking at a barbecue pit and for a time nothing happened.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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