SEWER


Meaning of SEWER in English

A channel or conduit that carries wastewater and storm-water runoff from the source to a treatment plant or receiving stream. "Sanitary" sewers carry household, industrial, and commercial waste. "Storm" sewers carry runoff from rain or snow. "Combined" sewers handle both.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.