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inspection pit

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noun

  1. a hole in the floor of a garage etc from which the underside of a vehicle can be examined and serviced

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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An inspection pit was available in the workshop, from where the tractor could have been examined safely from below, but it was not used at the time.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023

An inspection pit was available in the workshop, from where the tractor could have been examined safely from below, however, it was not used at the time.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2023

He said he would make sure there were other people around and show him any problems in the inspection pit.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2016

I know a lovely place—in the inspection pit.

From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford

Someone had a bright idea and suggested that as we had no inspection pit for our vehicles perhaps we could build an above-ground structure that would serve the same purpose.��

From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John

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