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sewage
(redirected from crude sewage)

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sew·age  (sj)
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.]
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
[back formation from sewer1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
sewage
noun waste, shit (taboo slang), slops, sewerage, effluent, excrement the MP's call for more treatment of raw sewage
Translations
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
sewage [ˈsuːɪdʒ] n → eaux fpl usées
raw sewage → eaux fpl usées brutes
sewage works sewage treatment works n → station f d'épuration
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
sewage [ˈsjuːɪdʒ] n → acque fpl di scolo, liquami mpl
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