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sewer

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

Pronunciation

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sooer

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ˈsuɚ

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Definition

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noun

  1. A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

  2. One who sews.

verb

  1. transitive

    To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

More ways to use sewer

  • “Rainwater drained quickly into the sewer during the heavy storm.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Pipe / waste

sewer systemmain sewer

Other combinations

storm sewersanitary sewersewer linesewer pipepublic sewercombined sewer

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • sewer linenounCompound term

    A main in a sewage system.

  • sewer mainnounCompound term

    A main in a sewage system.

  • sewer ratnounCompound term

    Brown rat commonly found in sewers.

  • sewer systemnounCompound term

    Facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage.

  • sewer waternounCompound term

    Water mixed with waste matter.

  • sewer gasnounCompound term

    Foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • seweragenounRelated term

    Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains.

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Synonyms

Sense: pipe or channel or or system of pipes

sewerage

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