Collocations for pit - noun
1. hole
ADJ.
deep, shallow | bottomless | black, dark | chalk, gravel
a disused gravel pit
a disused gravel pit
VERB + PIT
dig
2. coal mine
ADJ.
open
They extract the mineral from open pits and underground mines.
They extract the mineral from open pits and underground mines.
VERB + PIT
go down
He went down the pit at the age of fifteen.
He went down the pit at the age of fifteen.
PIT + NOUN
village
There''s no more work in these pit villages.
There''s no more work in these pit villages.
closure
PREP.
in a/the ~
Most boys in the village worked in the pits.
Most boys in the village worked in the pits.