Synonyms

sewage

American

[soo-ij] / ˈsu ɪdʒ /

noun

the waste matter that passes through sewers.

sewage British

/ ˈsuːɪdʒ /

noun

waste matter from domestic or industrial establishments that is carried away in sewers or drains for dumping or conversion into a form that is not toxic

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Etymology

Origin of sewage

1825–35; sew(er) ¹ (as if the ending was -er ¹ ) + -age

Example Sentences

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Her office is below the Speaker's House where she says the "gents' toilets" are "regularly exploding with sewage".

From BBC

In Mumbai, the financial capital, citizens staged a rare protest against worsening pothole problem, as clogged sewage lines dumped garbage onto flooded roads during the extended monsoon.

From BBC

A sewage discharge from a manhole in Carson caused the closure, said L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Flu levels are high in San Francisco’s sewage as well as in wastewater across San José, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto, according to WastewaterSCAN and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, much of that material ends up in the sewage sludge produced at wastewater treatment plants.

From Science Daily

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