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sew·age

 (so͞o′ĭj)
n.
Liquid and solid waste carried off in sewers or drains.
[Perhaps sew, sewer (from Middle English, short for Anglo-Norman sewere; see sewer1) + -age.]
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sewage

(ˈsuːɪdʒ)
n
waste matter from domestic or industrial establishments that is carried away in sewers or drains for dumping or conversion into a form that is not toxic
[C19: back formation from sewer1]
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sew•age

(ˈsu ɪdʒ)

also sewerage



n.
the waste matter that passes through sewers.
[1825–35; sew (er)1 + -age]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sewage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drainssewage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
sewerage
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
effluent, sewer water, wastewater - water mixed with waste matter
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sewage

noun waste, shit (taboo slang), slops, sewerage, effluent, excrement the MP's call for more treatment of raw sewage
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Translations
مِياه المَجاري
splašky
spildevand
AbwasserJauche
aguas residuales
szennyvíz
skolp
acqua di scaricoacque di scolo
kloakk
splašky
odplaka
lâğım pisliği
污水

sewage

[ˈsjuːɪdʒ]
A. N → aguas fpl residuales or cloacales
B. CPD sewage disposal N → depuración f de aguas residuales or cloacales
sewage farm N sewage works NSING → estación f depuradora
sewage system N → alcantarillado m
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sewage

[ˈsuːɪdʒ] n → eaux fpl usées
raw sewage → eaux fpl usées brutessewage works sewage treatment works n → station f d'épuration
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sewage

n → Abwasser nt; sewage sludge → Klärschlamm m

sewage

:
sewage disposal
n → Abwasserbeseitigung f
sewage farm
n → Rieselfeld nt
sewage works
n sing or pl → Kläranlage f
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sewage

[ˈsjuːɪdʒ] n → acque fpl di scolo, liquami mpl
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sewer1

(ˈsjuə) noun
an underground pipe or channel for carrying away water etc from drains.
ˈsewage (-idʒ) noun
waste matter (carried away in sewers).
sewage farm
a place where sewage is treated and disposed of.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

sewage

n. aguas de alcantarilla, cloacas.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sewage

n aguas negras, (wastewater) aguas residuales
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