cesspool

• Fosse ou réservoir souterrain couvert destiné à recueillir les eaux usées et les matières fécales pour leur stockage ou leur élimination.

A covered cistern or underground tank into which waste water and sewage flow for collection or disposal.

1. Underground waste containerB2formal

   A covered tank or pit that receives and stores sewage or wastewater from a building.

   Fosse d'aisances / fosse septique

   • The old house still uses a cesspool instead of a modern sewer system.
   • They had to pump out the cesspool every few months.
   • A leaking cesspool can contaminate the surrounding soil.

   Synonymescesspitsump

2. Place of corruption or viceC1formal

   A place or situation regarded as extremely corrupt, filthy, or morally depraved.

   Cloaque (sens figuré)

   • The city's slums were described as a cesspool of crime and disease.
   • The political system had become a cesspool of bribery and corruption.
   • He called the online forum a cesspool of hatred and misinformation.

   Synonymescesspitdenpitsewersinkstysumpswamp