sewage

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/
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/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/ · /ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/

Definition of sewage

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
    “Untreated sewage can pollute rivers.”
    “The city invested in a modern sewage system.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
    “Untreated sewage can pollute rivers.”
    “The city invested in a modern sewage system.”
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)sewerage.

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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.

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