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    sewage
    /ˈs(j)uːɪdʒ/

    noun

    • 1. waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers: "sewage treatment"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEWAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SEWAGE definition: 1. waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste: 2. the system of carrying away waste…. Learn more.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SewageSewage - Wikipedia

    Sewage (or domestic sewage, domestic wastewater, municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced by a community of people.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sewageSewage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SEWAGE is refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers. How to use sewage in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEWAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Sewage is waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories, which flows away through sewers.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEWAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SEWAGE meaning: 1. waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste: 2. the system of carrying away waste…. Learn more.

  7. byjus.com › question-answer › what-is-the-meaning-of-sewageWhat is the meaning of sewage - BYJU'S

    Sewage (or domestic wastewater or municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced from a community of people. It is characterized by volume or rate of flow, physical condition, chemical and toxic constituents, and its bacteriologic status (which organisms it contains and in what quantities).

  8. www.askdifference.com › sewage-vs-sullageSewage vs. Sullage — What’s the Difference?

    Mar 4, 2024 · Sewage is wastewater containing pollutants from toilets and industrial processes, while sullage refers to wastewater from domestic activities excluding feces and urine.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsewage noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    noun. /ˈsuːɪdʒ/. /ˈsuːɪdʒ/. [uncountable] used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from houses and factories through special pipes (= sewers) a ban on the dumping of raw sewage (= that has not been treated with chemicals) at sea. sewage disposal.

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SewerageSewerage - Wikipedia

    Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains , manholes , pumping stations , storm overflows, and screening chambers of the combined sewer or sanitary sewer .

  11. www.biologydiscussion.com › waste-management › solid-wastes-treatmentSewage: Meaning, Composition and Disposal - Biology Discussion

    ‘Sewage’ is a collective noun used to represent liquid or solid wastes carried in sewers. It consists of domestic water-borne wastes including human and animal excrete, washing waters and everything that goes down the drains of a town or a city.