tile field
noun
a system of unconnected drain tiles distributing septic tank effluent over an absorption area or providing drainage in wet areas.
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Nearby words
tilde, tilden, tilden, samuel jones, tildy, tile, tile field, tiled, tilefish, tiler, tilery, tiliaceous
Origin of tile field
1880–85, in sense “ground where tiles are made”
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