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wastewater

[ weyst-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

noun

  1. water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wastewater1

1400–50; late Middle English waste watre

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Example Sentences

The allegation concerns hydrocarbon releases from the wastewater system at the unloading facility.

A lot of older cities have sewer systems that take rainwater, sewage, and industrial wastewater in the same pipe.

Using proven wastewater recycling technology will solve this problem; Israel already recycles 85 percent of its wastewater.

Let's dispose of the most intact system first: the water and wastewater programs.

They determined that every area from aviation to roads to wastewater needed serious attention.

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