salt pit

American  

noun

1. a pit where salt is obtained.

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Etymology

Origin of salt pit

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

A subject of the U.S. government's extraordinary rendition program, al-Baluchi was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and then transferred to secret CIA prison known both as Cobalt and the Salt Pit north of Kabul, Afghanistan.

From Salon

He visited secret CIA “black sites” such as the Salt Pit in Afghanistan, where detainees were interrogated, and came away satisfied that the operation was well run.

From Washington Post

It is also known as the Salt Pit and was in Afghanistan.

From New York Times

The C.I.A. extracted Baluchi from Pakistan’s custody and took him to the Salt Pit, a secret black site near Kabul, according to officials who spoke to The Washington Post in 2014.

From New York Times

He came to in a different room, perhaps a different building, maybe even a different country: We know from media reports that several months after the Salt Pit he was taken to a black site in Romania.

From New York Times