SEWAGE


Meaning of SEWAGE in English

sew ‧ age /ˈsjuːɪdʒ, ˈsuː- $ ˈsuː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: sewer ]

the mixture of waste from the human body and used water, that is carried away from houses by pipes under the ground:

Chlorine is used in sewage treatment.

The factory secretly dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage (=sewage that had not been treated) into the Ohio river.

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