sanitation
- the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
- the disposal of sewage and solid waste.
Origin of sanitation
Examples from the Web for sanitation
Contemporary Examples of sanitation
New York now employs fewer cops, firefighters, and sanitation workers than it did in 2002.
“This will affect the provision of water and sanitation services,” she said.
The outspoken rapper, however, will not be working for the Los Angeles sanitation department.
Kanye West Teaches Fashion For Community Service; Michelle Obama Wants a Female PresidentThe Fashion Beast Team
June 24, 2014
They no longer have ancient ruins to protect or sanitation to maintain.
Some sanitation blocks, like the “bio-centers” constructed by Umande Trust, even generate biogas from the waste.
Historical Examples of sanitation
Sanitation is ever the last thing thought of by French authorities.
In the Heart of VosgesMatilda Betham-Edwards
Sanitation, not the word, but the underlying idea, was taught by precept and example.
The Negro FarmerCarl Kelsey
This commonly held belief is based on statistics of longevity and sanitation.
Another SheafJohn Galsworthy
Drastic improvements in housing, feeding, and sanitation in the towns themselves.
Another SheafJohn Galsworthy
The Board of Health is very active in the sanitation of Manila.
The Philippine IslandsJohn Foreman
sanitation
- the study and use of practical measures for the preservation of public health
Word Origin and History for sanitation
1848, irregularly formed from sanitary. Figurative use from 1934. As a euphemism for garbage (e.g. sanitation engineer) first recorded 1939.
sanitation
(săn′ĭ-tā′shən)- Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.
- Disposal of sewage.