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settling tank

noun

a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.

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Words nearby settling tank

settlement option, settlement worker, settler, settler's clock, settling, settling tank, settlings, settlor, setula, setulose, setup

Origin of settling tank

First recorded in 1905–10
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