| 单词 | water carriage system |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater carriage system b. Carrying away of sewage by water. Frequently attributive in water carriage system. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > provision of sewers > removal of sewage by water > [noun] water carriage1853 1853 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 12 Aug. 463/1 The solids which are caught are but a tithe of the original, which, passing along a line of pipes, jostled by the scrubbing-brushes and hearth-stones, and other matters partaking of this water-carriage, become mixed with the water before reaching their destination. 1876 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 June 728/1 Mr. Richard Monson asked..if he considered it a better plan to store sewage at every dwelling than to remove it directly by means of water-carriage. 1876 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 June 728/1 It was impossible at the present moment to say whether the old prevailing system in this country was better or worse than the water-carriage system. 1924 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Feb. 250/2 His contention that earth burial, properly conducted, is not only as safe as water carriage, but far safer. 2011 D. F. Tilley Aerobic Wastewater Treatm. Processes i. 6 The water carriage system had the effect of polluting drinking water sources and inevitably led to widespread outbreaks of plague and disease. < as lemmas |
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