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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

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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

In order to facilitate the detection of any seepage, they were conducted to a permanent inspection pit outside of the reservoir.

From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by Conway, George Robert Graham

Since that time frequent examinations of the inspection pit, which is connected by a pipe to the rubble drains under the floor, have never revealed the slightest leakage.

From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by Conway, George Robert Graham

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