Sewer Synonyms

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Synonyms for Sewer

sewerage
Removal of waste materials by means of a sewer system.
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gutter
The definition of a gutter is a narrow channel that directs and carries water to a specific location.
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sanitary provisions
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disposal system
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toilet
A room, shelter, etc. in which to defecate or urinate; specif., a small room with a bowl-shaped porcelain fixture for this purpose
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cloaca
A sewer or latrine.
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needler
(Chiefly science fiction) A needlegun.
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drain
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
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drainpipe
A pipe for carrying off water or sewage.
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leach field
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needlewoman
A woman who does needlework, especially a seamstress.
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drainage tube
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conduit
(Archaic) A fountain.
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sewage system
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dry well
An underground chamber, usually containing stones or rubble, that collects rainwater from the roof of a building and allows it to seep gradually into the soil, reducing runoff.
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city sewer
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sewage disposal
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Words Related to Sewer

sewage
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culvert
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outfall
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cesspool
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soakaway
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surface-water
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drains
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drainage
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watermains
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trench
A deep furrow in the ground, ocean floor, etc.
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Sewer Sentence Examples

  • The council may also complain to the county council that the district council have failed to sewer their parish or provide a proper water-supply, or generally to enforce the provisions of the Burial Acts; and upon such complaint, if ascertained to be well founded, the county council may transfer to themselves the powers and duties of the district council, or may appoint a competent person to perform such powers and duties.

  • It has various manufactures, including gypsum, plaster, oatmeal, brick and tile, sewer pipe, pottery, foundry and machine-shop products, and shoes.

  • As far back as 1777-1799 the Georgsstollen was cut through the mountains from the east of Klausthal westward to Grund, a distance of 4 m.; but this proving insufficient, another sewer, the Ernst-Auguststollen, no less than 14 m.

  • An attempt was made to remedy this state of things by the Public Health Amendment Act 1890, section 19, but the remedy so provided was very partial, and may be said to be confined to the case where two or more houses belonging to different owners are drained into a common drain laid under private land, and ultimately discharging into a sewer in a road or street.

  • At the mouth of the Roding (Barking Creek) are great sewage works, receiving the Northern Outfall sewer from London.

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