2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general
drainage of a city or town by means of sewers.
[1913 Webster]
3. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers. [In this sense {sewage} is preferable and common.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sewerage — ► NOUN 1) the provision of drainage by sewers. 2) US waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers … English terms dictionary
sewerage — [so͞o′ər ij] n. 1. removal of surface water and waste matter by sewers 2. a system of sewers 3. SEWAGE … English World dictionary
sewerage — [[t]su͟ːərɪʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N n Sewerage is the system by which waste matter is carried away in sewers and made harmless. The town has already put in a proper sewerage system. ...without access to any services such as water or sewerage … English dictionary
sewerage — sewage, sewerage Sewage is waste matter carried by sewers, and sewerage is a system of sewers … Modern English usage
sewerage — See sewage, sewerage … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
sewerage — kanalizacija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Požeminių vamzdžių, įtaisų ir pagalbinių statinių visuma nuotekoms surinkti iš jų susidarymo vietų ir plukdyti į nuotekų valyklą arba atvirąją vandentėkmę. atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
sewerage system — noun see sewerage 3 … Useful english dictionary
sewerage — noun Date: 1834 1. the removal and disposal of sewage and surface water by sewers 2. a system of sewers 3. sewage … New Collegiate Dictionary
sewerage — /sooh euhr ij/, n. 1. the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers. 2. a system of sewers. 3. sewage. [1825 35; SEWER1 + AGE] * * * … Universalium
sewerage — noun a) A sewer system. b) A common solecism for sewage … Wiktionary
