noun
- plural of cesspit: underground tanks or pits for collecting liquid waste and sewage from toilets
- plural of cesspit: places or situations characterized by corruption, immorality, or unpleasant conditions
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The old house had two cesspits that needed to be pumped regularly.
- Health inspectors found several overflowing cesspits in the neighborhood.
- The city replaced the outdated cesspits with a modern sewage system.
- He described the corrupt institutions as cesspits of greed and dishonesty.
- The journalist exposed the cesspits of corruption in local government.
- Rural properties often rely on cesspits for waste management.