sewage

noun

sew·​age ˈsü-ij How to pronounce sewage (audio)
: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers

Examples of sewage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Lake County, flooding from Milton caused nearly 2 million gallons of sewage water to spill from a wastewater treatment plant in Leesburg. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 Here are some important local updates Water and sewage services in St. Pete Beach will be shut off on Tuesday to protect the infrastructure, officials announced Sunday. Jeff Weiner, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024 And in parts of Tennessee, damage to water treatment and sewage facilities has prompted officials to ask residents to save non-essential water and boil their drinking water. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 Like the vast sewage networks lying underneath the streets of cities like London and Paris, the intestines are responsible for channelling and processing the putrid wastes of the body. Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sewage 

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Word History

Etymology

sewer entry 3

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sewage was in 1834

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Cite this Entry

“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

sewage

noun
sew·​age ˈsü-ij How to pronounce sewage (audio)
: waste materials carried off by sewers

Medical Definition

sewage

noun
sew·​age ˈsü-ij How to pronounce sewage (audio)
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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