- sewage sew·age n
- ['sjuːɪdʒ]
acque fpl di scolo, liquami mpl
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
sewage sew·age n
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sew·age — /ˈsuːwıʤ/ noun [noncount] : waste material (such as human urine and feces) that is carried away from homes and other buildings in a system of pipes raw sewage … Useful english dictionary
Sewage — Sew age, n. 1. The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter carried off by sewers [1913 Webster] 2. Sewerage, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sewage — sew·age sü ij n refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers * * * sew·age (sooґəj) the used water supply of a community, consisting of an aqueous suspension of feces and other waste materials; the contents of sewers … Medical dictionary
sewage — sew•age [[t]ˈsu ɪdʒ[/t]] also sewerage n. civ the waste matter that passes through sewers • Etymology: 1825–35; sew (er)1+ age … From formal English to slang
sewage — sew|age [ˈsju:ıdʒ, ˈsu: US ˈsu: ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: sewer] the mixture of waste from the human body and used water that is carried away from houses by pipes under the ground ▪ Chlorine is used in sewage treatment. ▪ The factory… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sewage — sew|age [ suıdʒ ] noun uncount waste substances, especially waste from people s bodies, removed from houses and other buildings by a system of large underground pipes called sewers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sewage — sew·age … English syllables
sew|er|age — «SOO uhr ihj», noun. 1. the removal of waste matter by sewers. 2. a system of sewers. 3. = sewage. (Cf. ↑sewage) … Useful english dictionary
sewage — 1834, from sew (v.) to drain, draw off water (late 15c., from SEWER (Cf. sewer)) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
sewage — [so͞o′ij] n. [ SEW(ER) + AGE] the waste matter carried off by sewers or drains … English World dictionary
sewage — Sewerage Sew er*age, n. 1. The construction of a sewer or sewers. [1913 Webster] 2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers. [1913 Webster] 3. The material collected in, and discharged … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
