catch pit

noun

US and Canadian name: catch basin. a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed

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In March, Transport Scotland said £1.9m was being invested in the construction of a new catch pit on the hillside to improve the resilience of the vital route.