noun
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an arrangement of sewers
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the removal of surface water or sewage by means of sewers
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another word for sewage
Etymology
Origin of sewerage
Example Sentences
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He studied water supply and sewerage engineering at Zhengzhou University in central China.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
"NI Water often puts the blame onto others, when their own website shows how many times they discharge sewerage into our rivers and there should be tougher punishments for them when they break the rules."
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Fans of historic heavy machinery can visit a railway museum, a museum dedicated to Toyota and even a museum about sewerage systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
The commission's role is to promote the interests of water and sewerage customers and ensure Scottish Water provides cost-effective services to ministerial objectives.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
There were no paved roads, minimal electricity, inadequate sewerage.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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