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noun
A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Sewage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable
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noun
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sewer, cloaca
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
noun
waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sewage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
History
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.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
