sew² /sū/

To drain

1. To ooze (dialect)
2. To be aground (nautical)

sewˈage noun

Refuse or waste carried off by sewers

sewer /sooˈər or sūˈər, or (old) shōr or shör/ noun

A channel (esp underground) for receiving the discharge from house-drains and streets

To provide with sewers

sewˈerage noun

1. A system, or the provision, of sewers
2. Sewage

sewˈering noun

sewage farm noun

1. A place where sewage is treated to render it suitable for use as manure
2. Also, a farm on which sewage is used as fertilizer

sewage works noun

A place where sewage is treated and purified before being discharged into a river or the sea

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