pits
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of pits
C20: perhaps shortened from armpits
Example Sentences
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In spring 2019, the team excavated nine 1×1m test pits at the site.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
The state's so-called "jungle primary" pits all comers in one mega-poll.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Excavations at the active pits and conservation of fossils will continue during the closure, albeit in different conditions than many fossil handlers are used to.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Throughout “Ike and Winston” Mr. Jordan, a federal bankruptcy judge and author of several well-regarded works of history, pits “Winston the romantic against Ike the realist.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Yellow smoke curled above the dragon’s long head, from the nostrils that were two round pits of fire.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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