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How to pronounce cesspool in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cesspit, sink, sump
Type of cistern

Examples of cesspool

cesspool
She vows to clean up the political cesspool and kick-start the sluggish economy.
From the washingtontimes.com
His first memory is of a little boy who drowned in a cesspool in a refugee camp.
From the time.com
It was his decision to swim in this cesspool of dysfunction, the narrative said.
From the washingtonpost.com
As a result, email and the Internet has become a cesspool of Spam and phishing.
From the techcrunch.com
We've seen K Street become a cesspool, yet we haven't done anything to change it.
From the sacbee.com
Of course nobody wants to consider that their source of news is a cesspool either.
From the economist.com
The colon is a sewage system, but by neglect and abuse it becomes a cesspool.
From the scienceblogs.com
It's just much more pleasant to work on a clean slate, than in a cesspool of sewage.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Do you believe that America is a seething cesspool of filth and corruption?
From the infowars.com
More examples
  • A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
  • A cesspit, or cesspool is a pit, conservancy tank, or covered cistern, which can be used for sewage or refuse. Traditionally, it was a deep cylindrical chamber dug into the earth, having approximate dimensions of 1 meter diameter and 2-3 meters depth. ...
  • Cesspool is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books and cartoon series.
  • An underground pit where sewage is held; A filthy place
  • An underground catch basin for liquid waste, usually lined with brick, concrete, or stone, capable of drainage into the surrounding soil.
  • A cesspool is a lined excavation in the ground which receives the discharges of a drainage system or part thereof, so designed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging therein, but permitting the liquids to seep through the bottom and sides.
  • A simple method of drain comprising a holding tank that needs frequent emptying. Not to be confused with Septic Tank.
  • A covered hole or pit for receiving sewage.
  • A "drywell" that receives untreated sanitary waste containing human excreta, and which sometimes has an open bottom and/or perforated sides.