borrow pit

English

Noun

borrow pit (plural borrow pits)

1. (construction, civil engineering) A pit dug to extract material (such as soil, gravel, or sand) for use at another location.
   • 1944 November and December, “Increasing G.W.R. Line Capacity”, in Railway Magazine, page 367:

     No borrow pit excavation was necessary, and 41,000 cu. yd. were removed from cuttings by excavating machines.