sewerage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsuː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsuːə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English sewer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English sewerage From sewer + -age.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.
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(countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable) Sewage.
About 3.6 billion tonnes of untreated sewerage flows daily into the Yamuna, which supplies over 60 percent of Delhi's water.
2010, India Today 5 Apr 17They put off paedophiles by spraying the child with eight litres of pressurized sewerage.
2001, Paedogeddon (Brass Eye TV special)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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sewerages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (22)
cmn 下水道 (sewer system) · ja 下水道 (sewer system) · pl kanalizacja (sewer system) · ja 下水 (sewer system) · bg канализа́ция (sewer system) · ru канализа́ция (sewer system) · ca clavegueram (sewer system) · es alcantarillado (sewer system) · az جوارلق (sewer system) · az kanalizasiya (sewer system) · ko 하수도 (sewer system) · nl riolering (sewer system) · sv avloppssystem (sewer system) · uk каналіза́ція (sewer system) · be каналіза́цыя (sewer system) · fr assainissement (sewer system) · cs kanalizace (sewer system) · az lağım sistemi (sewer system) · de Abwassersystem (sewer system) · az lağım (sewer system) · fi viemäröinti (sewer system) · de Kanalisation (sewer system)