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sewerage

sewerage

1 5.8
Pipes and drains, or the dirty water and waste they carry from buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːərɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
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  • Inadequate drainage and sewerage systems not only tainted the water supply but also subjected houses built on unevenly graded terrain to flooding.
  • water and sewerage
  • sewerage system
  • supply and sewerage

Examples

  • Today, 95 percent of Bogotá's households have potable water, and 87 percent have sewerage services.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Strategies to increase water supply and sewerage services have focused mainly on infrastructure development throughout the years.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The last ten years have seen a change in philosophy regarding separate and combined sewerage in the UK.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The improvement in sewerage and drainage systems... has resulted in better health, overall.

    Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

  • The above has made water supply and sewerage very energy-intensive and expensive.

    Academic text (2008)

  • And not just from the coastal flooding but they are coming up through the drains and sewerage system of the city of Los Angeles.

    Sharknado (2013)

  • Now will you get me a report on the water and sewerage conditions in this Kom Pol section.

    The Painted Veil (1934)

  • The city upgraded its sewerage system to prevent flooding during heavy rains.

  • Residents are concerned about the maintenance of the aging sewerage infrastructure in their neighborhood.

  • Improving sewerage services is crucial for maintaining public health and cleanliness.

Synonyms

sewage
vssewerage
  • NSFW
78 3.3

Waste water from toilets and drains that goes away through pipes

also refers to the pipe network that carries this waste, not only the matter
wastewater
vssewerage
  • Specialized
19 3.4

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

also names the pipe network and sometimes solid waste, not only contaminated water
sewer system
vssewerage
  • Specialized
14 3.2

A system of underground pipes that carries dirty water from homes and streets

is broader and can mean the carried waste as well as the pipe network
sewage system
vssewerage
  • NSFW
4 2.9

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

is used more broadly to mean the waste itself as well as the system
drainage system
vssewerage
3 3.5

A network of pipes and ditches that removes extra water from land

focuses on removing rain or flood water, not waste or household sewage
sewer water
vssewerage
1 4.3

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

is mainly the pipe system or the waste itself rather than the water alone
drain system
vssewerage
1 3.2

Pipes and channels that carry away extra water from an area

is about waste removal and sewage, not only handling excess surface water

How Extensive

sewerage
  • Specialized
1 5.8
sewage system
  • NSFW
4 2.9

Surface Forms

sewerage singular
sewerages plural

Morphology

sewerage = sewer (semi-transparent) = sewer + age

The word is clearly built from 'sewer' plus the collective/abstract suffix '-age', but the full sense extends to a technical system or its waste, which is not fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

The word sewerage comes from the old word sewer, which meant a channel that 'carries away' water and waste. So sewerage is the system of pipes and the waste they carry.