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PITS or Pits may refer to Perpetration-induced traumatic stress The pits: area of a racetrack where a pit stop is performed Pit (disambiguation) This
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Look up PIT, pit, or pits in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pit or PIT may refer to: Ball pit, a recreation structure Casino pit, the part of a casino
Pit
Paleontological research site in Los Angeles
La Brea Tar Pits comprise an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural
La_Brea_Tar_Pits
Public recreational area in Toronto, Canada
The park was named after the Christie Sand Pits which were on the location until the early 1900s. The sand pits had been named after Christie Street, which
Christie_Pits
Natural asphalt lakes in Carpinteria, California, US
Carpinteria Tar Pits are a natural asphalt lake areas similar to Tierra de Brea Trinidad and Tobago, Lake Guanoco in Venezuela and the La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles)
Carpinteria_Tar_Pits
Asphalt pit or asphalt lake
Tar pits, sometimes referred to as asphalt pits or tar seeps, are large asphalt deposits. They form in the presence of petroleum, which is created when
Tar_pit
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up PIT or pit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Pit may refer to: The Pit, a commonly used name for a mosh pit The Pit (arena), the main indoor
The_Pit
Core of a nuclear implosion weapon
pits were spherical, while most modern pits are prolate spheroidal. Some weapons tested during the 1950s used pits made with uranium-235 alone, or as a
Pit_(nuclear_weapon)
Type of dog
Pit bull is an umbrella term for several types of dog believed to have descended from bull and terriers. In the United States, the term is usually considered
Pit_bull
U.S. military base waste disposal area
VA Burn Pit Registry Military Burn Pits: the New Agent Orange? by Mary Anne Mercer et al., Huffington Post. burn pits Red Fridays - Burn Pits, the new
Burn_pit
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Piter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Piter, a variant of the name Peter, may refer to: People with the surname Katarzyna Piter (born 1991)
Piter
Trap consisting of a deep pit with vertical walls
Trapping pits are deep pits dug into the ground, or built from stone, in order to trap animals. European rock drawings and cave paintings reveal that bear
Trapping_pit
Mass graves of Black Death victims
pit is the informal term used to refer to mass graves in which victims of the Black Death were buried. The term is most often used to describe pits located
Plague_pit
Feature of plant cell walls
Pits in botany are relatively thinner portions of the cell wall that adjacent cells can communicate or exchange fluid through. Pits are characteristic
Pit_(botany)
1933 race riot in Canada
The Christie Pits riot occurred on 16 August 1933 at the Christie Pits (Willowvale Park) playground in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The riot took place in
Christie_Pits_riot
DC Comics supervillain
featuring Ra's al Ghul often involve the Lazarus Pits, which restore life to the dying. The Lazarus Pits have considerably prolonged Ra's' life, making
Ra's_al_Ghul
Toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground
may not stick to this alternation method and fill up both pits at the same time. The pits are of an adequate size to accommodate a volume of waste generated
Pit_latrine
Subfamily of snakes
characteristic – a deep pit, or fossa, in the loreal area between the eye and the nostril on either side of the head. These loreal pits are the external openings
Pit_viper
This is a list of notable tar pits throughout the world. Tar pits, which are often covered with dust and leaves, can trap animals that step into them
List_of_tar_pits
Pit to contain a fire
as types of fire pits; these aboveground structures serve the same function. Pre-made fire pits are the most common form of fire pits and can be purchased
Fire_pit
Medical condition
some families. Therefore, a family history of optic pits may be a possible risk factor. Optic pits have been associated with serous retinal detachments
Optic_pit
Archeological site in Uganda
The Tanda pits (or Tanda Archaeological Site) near the town of Mityana, Uganda, are a group of over 240 circular pits in the forest. They are said to
Tanda_pits
Style of dance
increased body contact to the original pogo... The pit is not an explicitly marked off area, but pits usually form in front of the stage where a band is
Moshing
Extinct species of canine mammal
La Brea pits and tar could not be removed from the bone material. In 2014 an attempt to extract DNA from a Columbian mammoth from the tar pits also failed
Dire_wolf
Nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, England
between them. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roswell Pits. "Designated Sites View: Ely Pits and Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural
Roswell_Pits
Mid race maintenance stops in autosport
combination of the above. These stops occur in an area called the pits, most commonly accessed via a pit lane which runs parallel to the start/finish straightaway
Pit_stop
Open-pit mine for the extraction of gravel
pits are normally used either as nature reserves, or as amenity areas for water sports, landfills and walking. In Germany former gravel or sand pits that
Gravel_pit
Animal enclosure
of the animals and the visitors. Bear pits originated as a place to keep bears used in bear-baiting. These pits were temporary structures, typically used
Bear_pit
Topics referred to by the same term
Pital may refer to: Pital, San Carlos, a district of the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica Pital, Huila, a town and municipality in the Huila Department
Pital
Wildlife management area in Manitoba, Canada
thousands of red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis). These pits are known to house the largest concentration of this particular type of snake
Narcisse_Snake_Dens
Gaps at the back of the bony palate in rodents
posterolateral palatal pits are gaps at the sides of the back of the bony palate, near the last molars. Posterolateral palatal pits are present, in various
Posterolateral_palatal_pits
Medical condition
Preauricular sinuses or preauricular pits and preauricular cysts are common congenital malformations of the external ear. The difference between them is
Preauricular_sinus_and_cyst
Asphalt lakes in southern California, US
The McKittrick Tar Pits (also McKittrick Oil Seeps and McKittrick Brea Pits) are a series of natural asphalt lakes situated in the western part of Kern
McKittrick_Tar_Pits
Species of snake
is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. Common names include: flat-nosed pitviper, flat-nosed pit viper, and ashy pit viper. No subspecies
Craspedocephalus_puniceus
Indentations in the stomach
stomach has several million of these pits which dot the surface of the lining epithelium. Surface mucous cells line the pits themselves but give way to a series
Gastric_pits
Nature reserve in Essex, England
Road. "Great Holland Pits". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2016. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Holland Pits. 51°49′34″N 1°11′49″E
Great_Holland_Pits
Pit over which timber is sawed
a pitched slate roof. Q-pits, used to make White coal, are often found nearby saw pits. William Shakespeare refers to saw pits in the Merry Wives of Windsor
Saw_pit
Village in Staffordshire, England
Talke Pits is a former mining village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, close to the Cheshire border and the village of Talke
Talke_Pits
Rail trail in Derbyshire, England
53°12′01″N 1°23′05″W / 53.200204°N 1.384782°W / 53.200204; -1.384782 The Five Pits Trail is a rail trail in Derbyshire, England. It consists of a network of
Five_Pits_Trail
Nature reserve in Bedfordshire, England
eleven long water-filled pits from gravel extraction in the 1930s, which are now surrounded by willow and hawthorn scrub. The pits have been colonised by
Cople_Pits
Type of booby trap
they were always concealed), or in a dense pattern with no gaps between pits, used as an obstacle in front of a defended position. A field of trous de
Trou_de_loup
Collection of ancient Chinese military statues
been restored from the fragments. Other pits that formed the necropolis have also been excavated. These pits lie within and outside the walls surrounding
Terracotta_Army
inspection bays or garages. The use of a pit by a technician negates the need for a jack or winch. Inspection pits have to be narrow enough to fit between
Vehicle_inspection_pit
Animal waste lagoon
slurry pits, as gases such as methane are inherently flammable. The Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland specifies activity in a slurry pit as
Slurry_pit
Annual sports car race held in France
endurance racing requires cars that last and spend as little time in the pits as possible. At the same time, the layout of the track required cars with
24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Site of Special Interest in Norfolk, England
pits which are important for the study of the Lower Pleistocene. Bramerton Common Pit is the type site of the Norwich Crag Formation and Blakes Pit is
Bramerton_Pits
Species of snake
venomous pit viper species native to India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Common names include: mangrove pit viper, mangrove viper, and shore pit viper
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
Trimeresurus_purpureomaculatus
Species of snake
mangshanensis, commonly known as the Mangshan pit viper, Mt. Mang pit viper, or Mang Mountain pit viper, is a pit viper species endemic to Hunan and Guangdong
Protobothrops_mangshanensis
2006 Mexican film
In the Pit (Spanish: En el hoyo) is a 2006 documentary by Juan Carlos Rulfo. It tells the story of several construction workers in Mexico City involved
In_the_Pit
Excavation of ground to study its composition and structure
survey. Trial pits are dug before the construction. They are dug to determine the geology and the water table of that site. Trial pits are usually between
Trial_pit
Theories about the purpose of these pits range from hunting blinds to food storage pits to spiritual sites. The larger pits or "lodges" may have been seasonal
Pukaskwa_Pit
Problem in nuclear reactor start-up
The iodine pit, also called the iodine hole or xenon pit, is a temporary disabling of a nuclear reactor due to the buildup of short-lived neutron poisons
Iodine_pit
Padded box or pool filled with small colorful hollow plastic balls
pit and "ball monster" prank. Inflatable castle DashCon, for the "extra hour in the ball pit" meme Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ball Pits.
Ball_pit
Removal of material from a solid surface
nearby M40 motorway). In other cases, borrow pits may be used for landfill and waste disposal. Borrow pits are common archaeological features in Waikato
Digging
Kofar Mata Dye Pits are a group of traditional indigo dyeing pits located in the ancient city of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. The site is regarded as one
Kofar_Mata_Dye_Pits
Cave in Georgia (US)
it is frequently visited. Ellison's features many large pits, including two of the deepest pits in the contiguous United States: Fantastic (586 feet (179 m))
Ellison's_Cave
Ochre mine in Northern Territory, Australia
2018". Territory Stories. Retrieved 2024-05-22. "Where are Orche Pits |About the Orche Pits of West MacDonnell Ranges Central Australia". www.macdonnellranges
Ochre_Pits
Disused quarry in Lincolnshire, England
(Capreolus capreolus) "Clapgate Pits" (PDF). Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2020. "Clapgate Pits". www.landscapebritain.co.uk. Landscape
Clapgate_Pits
South Indian board game
fourteen pits in all (hence, it is also called fourteen pits, or pathinālam kuḻi. There have been several variations in the layout of the pits, one among
Pallanguzhi
Short story collection by Brandon Sanderson
released in 2011 as part of the Mistborn Adventure Game Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28 through 30, originally released on August 3, 2014
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Arcanum_Unbounded:_The_Cosmere_Collection
Primitive method of relatively shallow mining
followed. Bell pits were not an efficient way of extracting minerals as they only partially exploited the resources. Drift mining Open-pit mining Industry
Bell_pit
Superfund site
The Stringfellow Acid Pits are a toxic waste dump and Superfund site located in Jurupa Valley, California, United States, just north of the neighborhood
Stringfellow_Acid_Pits
Medical condition
based on their location: commissural pits, which are small pits near the labial commissure of the mouth, a pit in the upper lip, in which case it may
Congenital_lip_pit
Nature reserve in Northamptonshire, England
Pits. "Wilson's Pits". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 28 March 2017. "Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits citation"
Wilson's_Pits
Vladimir Harkonnen. Piter has the added distinction of having been "twisted" into an amoral sadist by the Tleilaxu. In Dune, Piter is the architect of
List_of_Dune_characters
Medical condition
soles of the feet. The pits are typically 1–7 millimeters in diameter. These circular and shallow pits are characteristic of pitted keratolysis, and often
Pitted_keratolysis
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pit bull or pitbull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pitbull or pit bull is a term used in the United States for any bull-type terrier. Pitbull
Pitbull_(disambiguation)
Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in England
Glemsford Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2016. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glemsford Pits. 52°05′02″N
Glemsford_Pits
Concave surface on the medial side of the condyloid process of the mandible
The pterygoid fovea (occasionally called the pterygoid pit or the pterygoid depression) is located on the mandible. It is a concave surface on the medial
Pterygoid_fovea
Nature reserve in Northampton, England
to Storton's Pits. "Storton's Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017. "Map of Storton's Pit". Local Nature
Storton's_Pits
Industrial action in British coal mining
close any more pits than had already been announced. Cabinet papers released in 2014 indicate that MacGregor wished to close 75 pits over a three-year
1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike
1984–1985_United_Kingdom_miners'_strike
Species of snake
Common names: Siberian pit viper, Halys viper, Halys pit viper, more. Gloydius halys is a pit viper species found within a wide range that stretches across
Gloydius_halys
a ~10x1 m pit 21 m W (and other linear features SSW from there); a ~5x3 m pit 125 m NE; a pair of pits 4 m apart 130 m N several <5 m pits ~120 and ~230
List_of_lunar_pits
Type of earth shelter with ancient origins
lived in pit-houses, although it has since been proved that many of the features thought of as houses were in fact prehistoric food storage pits or served
Pit-house
Canadian professional wrestler and actor (1954–2015)
championships and hosted the popular WWF/WWE interview segment "Piper's Pit", which facilitated numerous kayfabe feuds. In 2005, Piper was inducted into
Roddy_Piper
Booby-trapped stake or spike
falling forward while one's leg is in a narrow, vertical, stake-lined pit. Such pits would require time and care to dig the soldier's leg out, immobilizing
Punji_stick
Places of horror and torture with snakes
A snake pit is, in a literal sense, a hole filled with snakes. In idiomatic speech, "snake pits" are places of horror, torture and death in European legends
Snake_pit
American comedian, writer and actress
in 2009. Corry founded the Stand Up for Pits Foundation to work against abuse and discrimination towards pit bulls. In 2014, she organized the One Million
Rebecca_Corry
Remnant of a wildfire
Upon detection, marking or flagging ash pits is advised. Landscapes that have the potential to produce ash pits should be avoided. Gabbert, Bill (March
Ash_pit
Hominin fossil
remains were found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. The remains, first discovered in the pits in 1914, are the partial skeleton of a
La_Brea_Woman
Tar Pits". "Fauna and Flora of Rancho La Brea" Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine (last visited April 13, 2013). Museum, La Brea Tar Pits and
Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits
Paleobiota_of_the_La_Brea_Tar_Pits
Simple eye without retina
A simple eye or ocellus (sometimes called a pigment pit) is a form of eye or an optical arrangement which has a single lens without the sort of elaborate
Simple_eye_in_invertebrates
Protected area in Leicestershire, England
Sites View: Cave's Inn Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 October 2017. "Map of Cave's Inn Pits". Sites of Special
Cave's_Inn_Pits
Topics referred to by the same term
peach pit is the pit or stone of a peach. Peach pit or peachpit may also refer to: Peach-Pit (manga artist duo), a manga artist duo Peach Pit (band)
Peach_pit
Species of snake
species of pit viper. The species is native to East Malaysia. Common names include: Malcolm's pitviper, Malcolm's tree viper, and Mt. Kinabalu pit viper.
Trimeresurus_malcolmi
Underground cists used to protect the seeds
storage pits are 93 storage pits found at the Iron Age hill fort that stood north of the town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. The pits were cut
Prehistoric_storage_pits
Architectural feature
a conversation pit. Many conversation pits have been filled in during renovation to create a uniform floor level. The conversation-pit concept influenced
Conversation_pit
American dog breed
Castillo's California Pits". California Pits. Retrieved May 9, 2023. Colby, Louis B.; Jessup, Diane (1997). Colby's Book of the American Pit Bull Terrier. T
American_Pit_Bull_Terrier
1986 film by Richard Benjamin
The Money Pit is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as Walter Fielding and Anna Crowley
The_Money_Pit
Species of snake
a species of pit viper found in only a few areas of Thailand. Common names include: Kanburi pitviper, Kanburian pit viper, and tiger pit viper. Highly
Trimeresurus_kanburiensis
Adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons
influenced by the 1980 adventure module Queen of the Demonweb Pits. Expedition to the Demonweb Pits revolves around the reading of the Dark Pact. The demon
Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
Expedition_to_the_Demonweb_Pits
Area of a casino with gaming tables
tables with chips, empty money boxes, and perform other maintenance tasks. Pits may vary in size, depending on the size of the casino, but are typically
Casino_pit
1984–85 alliance to support striking British miners
2013). "1984. 'Pits and Perverts' Benefit Concert". Gay in the 80s. Clews, Colin (15 September 2014). "1984. Politics: Lesbians Against Pit Closures". Gay
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
Lesbians_and_Gays_Support_the_Miners
Species of snake
the Sri Lankan pit viper, Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pitviper or locally, pala polonga, (Sinhala: පළා පොළඟා) is a venomous pit viper species endemic
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus
Craspedocephalus_trigonocephalus
Species of snake
as the Indonesian pit viper, Lesser Sunda Islands pit viper, Komodo Island pit viper, Sunda white-lipped pit viper or red-tailed pit viper, also popularly
Trimeresurus_insularis
Mixture of water and any combination of soil, silt, sand, and clay
and the United States in which the goal is to drive a vehicle through a pit of mud or a track of a set length. Mud runs, where contestants run and crawl
Mud
Species of snake
Trimeresurus mayaae also commonly known as Maya's pit viper is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to north-eastern India. Males have a deep green
Trimeresurus_mayaae
1945 Yugoslav massacres of Nazi Germany–allied Slovene Home Guard members
these post-war summary executions. The victims were thrown into various pits and caves, which were then sealed with explosives. There were many thousands
Kočevski_Rog_massacre
Hamlet in Cornwall, England
Fenton Pits is a hamlet in the parish of Lanivet (where the 2011 census was included), Cornwall, England. It is located 2.5 miles south of the town of
Fenton_Pits
Surname list
Pitters is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfonso Pitters (born 1963), Panamanian sprinter Shakan Pitters (born 1989), British boxer
Pitters
PITS
PITS
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly eastern and southern)
English (chiefly eastern and southern) : from an agent derivative of Middle English pich ‘pitch’, hence an occupational name for a caulker, one who sealed the seams of ships or barrels with pitch.English : variant of Pickard 2.Possibly from German Pitscher, from the short form of a personal name formed with Old High German bītan ‘to endure’, or bittan ‘to wish or ask for’.
PITS
PITS
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
One who Makes the Earth Sacred
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Consciousness
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
People's Victory
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Greek, Italian, Swedish
Victorious Person
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous and widespread places so called. The majority of these are named with Old English middel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; a smaller group, with examples in Cumbria, Kent, Northamptonshire, Northumbria, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire, have as their first element Old English mylen ‘mill’.
Boy/Male
African, American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Dutch, English, German, Jamaican
Shield Wolf
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Telugu
Sun
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Happy; Caring
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Brightness of the Sun
Boy/Male
Indian
Ruler, Prince, Rich, Prosperous
PITS
PITS
PITS
PITS
PITS
a.
Dotted with small spots of color, or with minute depressions or pits.
n.
A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.
a.
Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some plants.
n.
A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.
n.
A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes.
n.
A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
a.
Having pits or depressions; pitted.
n.
A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
a.
Having small pits or depression, as the receptacle in some composite flowers.
v. t.
To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.
n.
A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will.
a.
Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.
n.
A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit.
n.
A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle.
v. i.
A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries.
a.
Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See Pit, v. t., 2.
n.
The process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes. It consist in sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, in such manner as to cross all the veins between the two pits.