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单词 sullage
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Definition of sullage in English:

sullage

noun ˈsʌlɪdʒˈsəlɪdʒ
mass noun
  • 1Waste water from household sinks, showers, and baths, but not waste liquid or excreta from toilets.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sewer lines, which would have otherwise emptied the sullage into the nearby Virugambakkam canal, are overflowing as the canal is in spate and there is hardly any movement of water.
    • The sullage will be treated at Sadar Bazar near Church Baloon Road, powerhouse, Lohali and Kathlag.
    • During heavy rains the streets and even houses get flooded with knee-deep sullage water, bringing along with it snakes, crabs and insects.
    1. 1.1archaic Refuse, especially sewage.
      Synonyms
      rubbish, waste, debris, litter, garbage, discarded matter, detritus, dross, landfill, scrap, rubble, slag, spoilage, sewage, slop

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French suillage, from suiller 'to soil'.

 
 

Definition of sullage in US English:

sullage

nounˈsəlijˈsəlɪdʒ
  • 1Waste from household sinks, showers, and baths, but not toilets.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sewer lines, which would have otherwise emptied the sullage into the nearby Virugambakkam canal, are overflowing as the canal is in spate and there is hardly any movement of water.
    • The sullage will be treated at Sadar Bazar near Church Baloon Road, powerhouse, Lohali and Kathlag.
    • During heavy rains the streets and even houses get flooded with knee-deep sullage water, bringing along with it snakes, crabs and insects.
    1. 1.1archaic Refuse, especially sewage.
      Synonyms
      rubbish, waste, debris, litter, garbage, discarded matter, detritus, dross, landfill, scrap, rubble, slag, spoilage, sewage, slop

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French suillage, from suiller ‘to soil’.

 
 
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