sanitation

san·i·ta·tion  (sn-tshn)

n.

1. Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.

2. Disposal of sewage.

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[sanit(ary) + -ation.]

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sanitation [ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) the study and use of practical measures for the preservation of public health

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sanitation - the state of being clean and conducive to health sanitariness - the state of being conducive to health
	2.	sanitation - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing sanitisation, sanitization cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

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sanitation

noun hygiene, cleanliness, sewerage the hazards of contaminated water and poor sanitation

Translations

sanitation [ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən]

A. N (= science) → higiene f; (= plumbing) → instalación f sanitaria

B. CPD sanitation department N (US) → departamento m de limpieza y recogida de basuras

sanitation [ˌsænɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n

(in house) → installations fpl sanitaires

(in town) → système m sanitaire
sanitation department n (US) → service m de voirie
sanitation man [sanitation men] (pl) n (US) → éboueur m

sanitation

n → Hygiene f; (= toilets etc) → sanitäre Anlagen pl; (= sewage disposal) → Kanalisation f; the sanitation department → das Amt für Stadtreinigung

sanitation [ˌsænɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n (plumbing, in house) → impianti mpl igienici; (in town) → fognature fpl; (hygiene) → igiene f