sewerage

[ soo-er-ij ]

/ ˈsu ər ɪdʒ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sewerage ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.

a system of sewers.

sewage.

Origin of sewerage

First recorded in 1825–35; sewer¹ + -age

Words nearby sewerage

Seward's Folly, Seward, William H., Sewell, sewellel, sewer, sewerage, sewer pill, sewin, sewing, sewing circle, sewing cotton

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Example sentences from the Web for sewerage

The water supply is excellent, and the system of sewerage is unsurpassed anywhere.
The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877|George Stewart
Septic tanks take care of the sewerage better than the sewer systems in some towns.
Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer
Yes, smoke is a great abuse; but then there is something ludicrous about it, just as there is about sewerage.
Friends in Council|Arthur Helps
The suburb of Cottonville bordered a creek, a starveling, wet-weather stream which offered the sole suggestion of sewerage.
The Power and the Glory|Grace MacGowan Cooke

Foremost amongst them was the first essential of any sanitary well-beingthe improvement of the sewerage and drainage of London.
The Sanitary Evolution of London|Henry Lorenzo Jephson

British Dictionary definitions for sewerage

sewerage

/ (ˈsuːərɪdʒ) /

noun

an arrangement of sewers

the removal of surface water or sewage by means of sewers

another word for sewage

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单词	sewerage
释义	sewerage [ soo-er-ij ] / ˈsu ər ɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sewerage ON THESAURUS.COM noun the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers. a system of sewers. sewage. Origin of sewerage First recorded in 1825–35; sewer¹ + -age Words nearby sewerage Seward's Folly, Seward, William H., Sewell, sewellel, sewer, sewerage, sewer pill, sewin, sewing, sewing circle, sewing cotton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sewerage The water supply is excellent, and the system of sewerage is unsurpassed anywhere. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877\|George Stewart Septic tanks take care of the sewerage better than the sewer systems in some towns. Farm Mechanics\|Herbert A. Shearer Yes, smoke is a great abuse; but then there is something ludicrous about it, just as there is about sewerage. Friends in Council\|Arthur Helps The suburb of Cottonville bordered a creek, a starveling, wet-weather stream which offered the sole suggestion of sewerage. The Power and the Glory\|Grace MacGowan Cooke Foremost amongst them was the first essential of any sanitary well-beingthe improvement of the sewerage and drainage of London. The Sanitary Evolution of London\|Henry Lorenzo Jephson British Dictionary definitions for sewerage sewerage / (ˈsuːərɪdʒ) / noun an arrangement of sewers the removal of surface water or sewage by means of sewers another word for sewage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sewerage effluvium, waste, bilge, effluent, waste water
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sewerage

noun

Origin of sewerage

Words nearby sewerage

Example sentences from the Web for sewerage

British Dictionary definitions for sewerage

noun

Words related to sewerage