SEWERAGE

sewer, sewerage, cloaca

(noun) a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

sewage, sewerage

(noun) waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sewerage (countable and uncountable, plural sewerages)

A sewer system.

Misspelling of sewage.

Source: Wiktionary


Sew"er*age, n.

1. The construction of a sewer or sewers.

2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers.

3. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers. [In this sense sewage is preferable and common.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

2 May 2025

MINESHAFT

(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins