wastewater

noun

waste·​wa·​ter ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage

Examples of wastewater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mexico overhauled the San Antonio de los Buenos wastewater plant in Tijuana, aiming to reduce the discharge of sewage impacting border communities. — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Outside Memphis, Tennessee, Elon Musk pledged $80 million to build a water recycling plant that's meant to turn treated municipal wastewater into cooling water for SpaceX's Colossus data centers. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Cascale also looked at how many factories could document basic practices such as keeping permits current, maintaining a chemical inventory and tracking wastewater. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

City voters also approved Question H, which creates a new department that handles all water and wastewater, and Question E, which eliminates the requirement that city contracts go to the lowest bidder. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wastewater

• imprimatur
• underwater
• auteur
• blotter
• cotter
• daughter
• hotter
• mater
• otter
• plotter
• rotter
• slaughter