salt pit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of salt pit
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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The third, Suleiman Abdullah Salim, a Tanzanian, was held at a secret CIA site in Afghanistan called the "salt pit" from March 2003.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2016
When Gul Rahman was taken to the "salt pit," a then-secret CIA prison in Afghanistan, he was given a psychological evaluation by CIA contractor Bruce Jessen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2016
While on duty he went round the salt pit, near his beat.
From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.
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