pitted

English

Adjective

pitted

1. Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate.
2. (of fruit) Having had the pits removed.
3. Provided with one or more inspection pits. (of a maintenance area)
   • 1961 December, “The S.R.'s new electric m.u. maintenance depot at Ashford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 757:

     Forming a fifth bay alongside the main maintenance area is a running shed, 320ft long and 69ft 6in wide, with four roads pitted for a length of 229ft; [...].

Verb

pitted

1. simple past and past participle of pit

Derived terms

• pitted-shelled turtle
• pitted tubeshoulder

 

Translations

Surface marked by pits or small holes

• Maori: kōputaputa