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The development of 146 townhouses and 467 rental apartments is part of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s initiative to create more housing in D.C. Advertisement The project also preserves some of the unique historical structures on the site, including 20 sand silos and two underground filter beds.
—Mary Claire Molloy, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
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First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
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“Filter bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filter%20bed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
filter bed
noun
: a bed of sand or gravel for filtering water or sewage
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