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Definition of sullage in English: sullagenoun ˈsʌlɪdʒˈsəlɪdʒ mass noun1Waste 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.
- 1.1archaic 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: sullagenounˈsəlijˈsəlɪdʒ 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.
- 1.1archaic 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’. |