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sewage

sewage

78 3.3
Waste water from toilets and drains that goes away through pipes
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːɪdʒ/
  • NSFW
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  • Ed traces the noise to a larger sewage pipe that runs down into the basement floor.
  • sewage sludge
  • sewage treatment
  • sewage disposal

And part of my job was testing sewage run off and like really bad stuff.

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Examples

  • Well, because Thames Water dumped filthy sewage just days earlier nearby.

  • We got a sewage leak.

  • And part of my job was testing sewage run off and like really bad stuff.

  • It's just sewage and dead animals.

  • Electricity is also needed for things like sewage treatment.

  • A few days later, the new owners discovered raw sewage seeping out of the ground.

  • Every time we hit a wave, human sewage would wash down the hallways.

  • We're pouring raw sewage into the Potomac River.

  • Shane Sullivan claimed that the bacteria came from raw sewage that had been dumped into the ocean.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The city of Texarkana, Ark., built a sewage system to manage waste from homes and businesses.

Synonyms

wastewater
vssewage
  • Specialized
19 3.4

Used water from homes or factories that contains dirt, human waste and chemicals

is specifically the human toilet and household waste rather than all used water
effluent
vssewage
  • Specialized
3 7.9

Liquid waste that factories and sewage plants send into a river or the sea

is the collected waste from homes and factories rather than the released outflow
sewerage
vssewage
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Pipes and drains, or the dirty water and waste they carry from buildings

is the actual waste carried by the pipes rather than the pipe network
sewer water
vssewage
1 4.3

Dirty water mixed with toilet and drain waste that comes from pipes under streets

is solid and liquid waste carried from homes and factories rather than mainly water

Compounds

4 2.9

A network of pipes and drains that carries away dirty water from buildings and streets

1 3.7

A process that removes and treats dirty water and toilet waste from buildings

A place where dirty water from homes and businesses is cleaned and made safe

6.7

A farm where people use waste water to water and fertilize crops

3.9

A place where dirty water is cleaned before it goes back into nature

How Clean

sewage
  • NSFW
78 3.3
cloudy
9 2.3
muddy
11 2.7
to clear
74 1.0

Surface Forms

sewage singular
sewages plural

Etymology

Sewage comes from the older word sewer, which meant a 'drain' or channel to carry away water and waste. That's why sewage now means the dirty water and human waste carried away through drains.