sewerage
/ˈsuː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
sewerage noun: a network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.
Noun
sewerage (countable and uncountable, plural sewerages)
- A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.
- Sewage.
- Mr. Lovick made a similar experiment, to determine accurately the amount of sewerage from 1,200 average sized houses in London, where there was an intermittent supply of water from the different water companies.1860, Acts of the Legislature in Reference to Water Supply and Reports of Water Commissioners, With Accompanying Documents, 1851-60, page 276
- They put off paedophiles by spraying the child with eight litres of pressurized sewerage.2001, Paedogeddon (Brass Eye TV special)
Forms of sewerage
| plural | sewerages |
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Origin of sewerage
From sewer + -age.
Words formed from sewerage
Questions about sewerage
- What does sewerage mean?
- Sewerage means a network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.
- What part of speech is sewerage?
- Sewerage is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sewerage?
- Sewerage is pronounced /ˈsuː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sewerage?
- The plural of sewerage is sewerages.
Words near sewerage in the dictionary
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