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



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1 January 2025

SOLICITOUSLY

(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”


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