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Definition of sewage in English: sewagenoun ˈsuːɪdʒˈsuɪdʒ mass nounWaste water and excrement conveyed in sewers. as modifier sewage treatment Example sentencesExamples - It was also delivering water to the camp, where many mains and sewage pipes are broken.
- When it rains, the water carries sewage with it into the lake, polluting the water.
- In fact, sewage had seeped into the town's water supplies and contaminated the water.
- There the experts were noting that farm drugs are turning up increasingly in sewage and ground water.
- It has no paved roads, no sewage treatment system and no landline telephones.
- One pipe had been blocked by fat from the kitchens, forcing raw sewage into the water course.
- Power is produced by fermenting raw sewage at the new Bournemouth treatment works.
- We want guarantees of investment in transport links, sewage treatment and water supply.
- Who would eat something that has spent its life treading water around sewage outlets?
- A court directive to stop letting sewage into the storm water drain is not yet enforced.
- Usually the water mixes with the raw sewage, clogging up the drainage system.
- The problem of piped water and sewage disposal in the UK was solved over 150 years ago.
- The order arose after many of the wells were found to be contaminated with human sewage.
- A spokeswoman for Wessex Water said there was no choice but to pump diluted sewage into rivers.
- The survey of the area revealed sewage contamination of the drinking water supply.
- Homeowners whose gardens were flooded with raw sewage are still waiting for the waste to be cleared up.
- She wrinkled her nose in disgust as she climbed out of her car and was hit with the stench of sewage and garbage.
- The lake has now become a dumping ground for the city's sewage and industrial waste.
- The water manages to get into the sewage system causing the waste to surge up out of the manholes.
- One of the main concerns about the plan centred on the inadequacy of the current sewage system.
Synonyms dirt, muck, grime, mud, mire, sludge, slime, ooze, foul matter
Origin Mid 19th century: from sewer1, by substitution of the suffix -age. Definition of sewage in US English: sewagenounˈso͞oijˈsuɪdʒ Waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers. as modifier sewage treatment Example sentencesExamples - The problem of piped water and sewage disposal in the UK was solved over 150 years ago.
- The order arose after many of the wells were found to be contaminated with human sewage.
- She wrinkled her nose in disgust as she climbed out of her car and was hit with the stench of sewage and garbage.
- Usually the water mixes with the raw sewage, clogging up the drainage system.
- The water manages to get into the sewage system causing the waste to surge up out of the manholes.
- A court directive to stop letting sewage into the storm water drain is not yet enforced.
- A spokeswoman for Wessex Water said there was no choice but to pump diluted sewage into rivers.
- The survey of the area revealed sewage contamination of the drinking water supply.
- The lake has now become a dumping ground for the city's sewage and industrial waste.
- It has no paved roads, no sewage treatment system and no landline telephones.
- In fact, sewage had seeped into the town's water supplies and contaminated the water.
- Who would eat something that has spent its life treading water around sewage outlets?
- Homeowners whose gardens were flooded with raw sewage are still waiting for the waste to be cleared up.
- There the experts were noting that farm drugs are turning up increasingly in sewage and ground water.
- We want guarantees of investment in transport links, sewage treatment and water supply.
- One pipe had been blocked by fat from the kitchens, forcing raw sewage into the water course.
- It was also delivering water to the camp, where many mains and sewage pipes are broken.
- One of the main concerns about the plan centred on the inadequacy of the current sewage system.
- When it rains, the water carries sewage with it into the lake, polluting the water.
- Power is produced by fermenting raw sewage at the new Bournemouth treatment works.
Synonyms dirt, muck, grime, mud, mire, sludge, slime, ooze, foul matter
Origin Mid 19th century: from sewer, by substitution of the suffix -age. |