sewer (redirected from Sewers)

sew·er ¹  (sr)

n.

An artificial, usually underground conduit for carrying off sewage or rainwater.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman sewere, from Vulgar Latin *exaquria : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin aquria, feminine of aqurius, pertaining to water (from aqua, water; see ak^w-- in Indo-European roots).]

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sew·er ²  (sr)

n.

A medieval servant who supervised the serving of meals.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman asseour, from asseer, to seat guests, from Latin assidre, to sit down : ad-, ad- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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sewer

Noun

a drain or pipe, usually underground, used to carry away surface water or sewage [Old French essever to drain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sewer - a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water cloaca, sewerage drainpipe, waste pipe, drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away sewage system, sewage works, sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
	2.	sewer - someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns" baster, tacker - a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches needleworker - someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle sewing-machine operator - someone who sews by operating a sewing machine tucker - a sewer who tucks
	3.	sewer - misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" gutter, toilet bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

Translations

sewer [ˈsuːəʳ] n → alcantarilla, cloaca

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sewer [ˈsuːəʳ] n → égout m

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sewer [ˈsuːəʳ] n → Abwasserkanal m

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sewer [ˈsuːəʳ] n → fogna