sewage
English
Etymology
From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) + -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/
- Rhymes: -uːɪdʒ
Noun
sewage (countable and uncountable, plural sewages)
- A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
- (obsolete) sewerage.
Synonyms
- wastewater
Derived terms
- raw sewage
Translations
suspension of water and waste
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See also
- slop
- sludge
- sewer system
- sewage treatment
- waste management