sewersew‧er /ˈsjuːə,ˈsuːə $ ˈsuːər/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINsewer
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Old French esseweur, from essewer ‘to carry away water’, from Vulgar Latin exaquare, from Latin ex ‘out’ + aqua ‘water’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- As well as keeping the pipes clear, the gangs are learning to avoid accidentally connecting sewers to water pipes.
- He kept a watch for sewer rats.
- If they are all full, the blockage is between the last inspection chamber and the main sewer.
- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality took the city to court for violating an agreement not to make any more sewer hookups.
- The spill occurred at a sewer line on Toyon Road in Mission Valley about 7 a.m. and was fixed by 10.
- The trailers do not have sewer connections and residents are supposed to use resort or park bathrooms.
- Today's sewers are built with an expected life of 60 years.
- We can no longer treat the atmosphere above us like a dustbin, and the seas around us like a sewer.
WORD SETS► Civil
Collocationsaqueduct, nounbore, verbbore, nounborehole, nouncanalize, verbcivil engineering, nounculvert, noundam, noundam, verbdesalination, noundredge, verbdyke, nounpile, nounpile driver, nounpneumatic drill, nounpontoon, nounpontoon bridge, nounS-bend, nounsewer, nounsewerage, nounsteam shovel, nounstructural engineer, nounsump, nounsurveyor, nounwater main, nounwater tower, nounwaterworks, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a sewer/sewage pipe
a pipe or passage under the ground that carries away waste material and used water from houses, factories etc (=for removing waste from the human body)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► new· He drove out on to Mount Pleasant and was stopped at the temporary lights where the new sewer pipe was going in.· The cost of a new sewer treatment plant?· Immediately outside they're building a major new sewer.· So state regulators are imposing a moratorium on new sewer hookups.· To cope with the demands of the growing city population attracted by the new prosperity, sewers were built.
► open· Drainage was poor with open sewers and gutters.· For centuries, infants provided the poliovirus a steady supply of hosts, and open sewers delivered the disease to them.· Incidentally Cocker Beck is like an open sewer in many places and this also should be dealt with.· Some of the canals we crossed smelled like open sewers, and the odor would just about knock you out.· Across the square ran the open sewer of the village.· The Tees is much improved now, but then it was virtually an open sewer.· The notary gave Broussac a vigorous shove which sent my companion sprawling into the open sewer.
NOUN► system· What enthusiasts often overlook is that western communities do not always depend on sewer systems.· Each region has integrated needs-for public transit, for water and sewer systems, for solid waste treatment, for economic development.· Until church members complete a sewer system, they have been forbidden to use their newly hewn bomb shelters.· A sewer system make your eyes bug out.· Engineers looking at flood defences and modelling catchments, sewer systems and watercourses, have to take many factors into consideration.· As a temporary fix, the port in April began dumping the water into the city sewer system.· London owes much of its rat problems to the poorly maintained sewer systems.· The group wanted a sewer system built and the moratorium lifted.
VERB► connect· This system can be upgraded when more money and/or water is available by connecting the sewers or installing a cistern-flush toilet.