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sew·er·age

(so͞o′ər-ĭj)

1. A system of sewers.

2. Removal of waste materials by means of a sewer system.

3. Sewage.

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sewerage

(ˈsuːərɪdʒ)

1. (Civil Engineering) an arrangement of sewers

2. (Civil Engineering) the removal of surface water or sewage by means of sewers

3. another word for sewage

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sew•er•age

(ˈsu ər ɪdʒ)

n.

1. the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.

2. a system of sewers.

3. sewage.

[1825–35]

Sewerage

sewers collectively, 1834.

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Noun	1.	sewerage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drains sewage 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 water sewer, cloaca 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

канализация

sewerage

[ˈsjʊərɪdʒ] N → alcantarillado m; (as service on estate etc) → saneamiento m

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sewerage

[ˈsuːərɪdʒ] n → tout-à-l'égout m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sewerage

n → Kanalisation f; (= service) → Abwasserbeseitigung f; (= sewage) → Abwässer pl

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sewerage

[ˈsuːərɪdʒ] n → rete f fognaria

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