sewage

  • 1sewage — sewage, sewerage Sewage is waste matter carried by sewers, and sewerage is a system of sewers …

    Modern English usage

  • 2Sewage — 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

  • 3Sewage — (engl., spr. ßjūĕdsch), die Bewässerung der Felder mit flüssigem Kloakeninhalt größerer Städte …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 4Sewage — (engl., spr. ßjūĕdsch), Bewässerung der Felder durch Röhren oder Überrieselung …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 5sewage — 1834, from sew (v.) to drain, draw off water (late 15c., from SEWER (Cf. sewer)) + AGE (Cf. age) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6sewage — [n] waste discharge, excess, excrement, garbage, junk, leavings, rubbish, runoff, slop, trash; concept 260 …

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  • 7sewage — ► NOUN ▪ waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers. ORIGIN from SEWER(Cf. ↑sewer) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8sewage — [so͞o′ij] n. [ SEW(ER) + AGE] the waste matter carried off by sewers or drains …

    English World dictionary

  • 9Sewage — 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 …

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  • 10sewage — 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 …

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