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salt pit

American  

noun

  1. a pit where salt is obtained.


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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