skim pit
skim pit · skim pits
An open-air pit into which a mixture of oil and water is pumped and left to separate…An open-air pit into which a mixture of oil and water is pumped and left to separate so that the oil can be extracted.
Meaning
1 sensesAn open-air pit into which a mixture of oil and water is pumped and left to separate so that the oil can be extracted.
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