soakaway

British

/ ˈsəʊkəˌweɪ /

noun

a pit filled with rubble, etc, into which rain or waste water drains

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And under their rear garden is a soakaway: essentially a big tank constructed of crates that collects excess rainwater and gradually drains it into the subsoil.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2021

Every now and then some one stumbles into a soakaway for rainwater or swears at a soft place, or somebody blunders into the man in front of him.

From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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