wastewater

American  

[weyst-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈweɪstˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

1. water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.

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Etymology

Origin of wastewater

1400–50; late Middle English waste watre

Example Sentences

The commission also oversees movers, brokers, ferryboats and wastewater.

From Salon

A buildup in pressure across the region is propelling wastewater up ancient wellbores, birthing geysers that can cost millions of dollars to clean up.

From The Wall Street Journal

To see how well the system could perform outside the lab, the team tested the LDH material in river water, tap water, and wastewater.

From Science Daily

Concentrations of flu detected in wastewater have surged in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the test positivity rate is rising in Los Angeles County and Orange County, according to state and county data.

From Los Angeles Times

In early tests, the patent-pending device removed more than 99 percent of plastic fibers from washing machine wastewater.

From Science Daily