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sewerage

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sew·er·age  (sr-j)
n.
1. A system of sewers.
2. Removal of waste materials by means of a sewer system.
3. Sewage.

sewerage [ˈsuːərɪdʒ]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) an arrangement of sewers
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) the removal of surface water or sewage by means of sewers
3. another word for sewage

Sewerage sewers collectively, 1834.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sewerage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drainssewerage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
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
2.sewerage - a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface watersewerage - a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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
Translations
sewerage [ˈsjʊərɪdʒ] Nalcantarillado m; (as service on estate etc) → saneamiento m
sewerage [ˈsuːərɪdʒ] ntout-à-l'égout m
sewerage
nKanalisation f; (= service)Abwasserbeseitigung f; (= sewage)Abwässer pl
sewerage [ˈsuːərɪdʒ] nrete f fognaria


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