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sewerage - 4 dictionary results

sew⋅er⋅age

[soo-er-ij]
–noun
1. the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.
2. a system of sewers.
3. sewage.

Origin:
1825–35; sewer 1 + -age

sew⋅age

[soo-ij]
–noun
the waste matter that passes through sewers.
Also, sewerage.


Origin:
1825–35; sew(er) 1 (as if the ending was -er 1 ) + -age
sew·er·age   (sōō'ər-ĭj)   
n.  
  1. A system of sewers.
  2. Removal of waste materials by means of a sewer system.
  3. Sewage.

Sewerage

Sew"er*age\, n. 1. The construction of a sewer or sewers.

2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers.

3. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers. [In this sense sewage is preferable and common.]
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