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

The city of Bradenton is buying a former city official’s home with plans to convert it into a sewage-pumping station as leaders look to address chronic wastewater issues. —Miami Herald, 9 July 2025

Separating those pipes would direct wastewater directly to the treatment plants and storm water directly back into streams. —Sofi Zeman july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025

One of the two completely funded the department's wastewater surveillance, a method used for early detection of viral spread, Totoraitis said. —Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025

The virus, which mainly affects wild birds and poultry like chickens but also has been found in herds of cows, has been showing up in our wastewater since June. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wastewater

• annunciator
• imprimatur
• underwater
• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater