- sewage
- [[t]su͟ːɪʤ[/t]]
N-UNCOUNTSewage is waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories, which flows away through sewers.
...the MPs' call for more treatment of raw sewage.
English dictionary. 2008.
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sewage — sewage, sewerage Sewage is waste matter carried by sewers, and sewerage is a system of sewers … Modern English usage
Sewage — Sew age, n. 1. The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter carried off by sewers [1913 Webster] 2. Sewerage, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sewage — (engl., spr. ßjūĕdsch), die Bewässerung der Felder mit flüssigem Kloakeninhalt größerer Städte … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Sewage — (engl., spr. ßjūĕdsch), Bewässerung der Felder durch Röhren oder Überrieselung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
sewage — 1834, from sew (v.) to drain, draw off water (late 15c., from SEWER (Cf. sewer)) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
sewage — [n] waste discharge, excess, excrement, garbage, junk, leavings, rubbish, runoff, slop, trash; concept 260 … New thesaurus
sewage — ► NOUN ▪ waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers. ORIGIN from SEWER(Cf. ↑sewer) … English terms dictionary
sewage — [so͞o′ij] n. [ SEW(ER) + AGE] the waste matter carried off by sewers or drains … English World dictionary
Sewage — Black water redirects here. For other uses, see Blackwater (disambiguation). A medieval waste pipe in Stockholm Old Town formerly deposited sewage on the street to be flushed away by rain. Sewage is water carried waste, in solution or suspension … Wikipedia
sewage — 01. Some people feel we need a treatment plant for [sewage] in this town. 02. The [sewage] from this city s houses goes straight into the sea, untreated. 03. Any car engine oil that you pour down the [sewer] eventually ends up in the ocean, where … Grammatical examples in English
sewage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ raw, untreated ▪ treated VERB + SEWAGE ▪ discharge, dump, pump ▪ … Collocations dictionary
