sewerage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːərɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′ər ij)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sew•er•age  (so̅o̅′ər ij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringthe removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.
  2. Civil Engineeringa system of sewers.
  3. Civil Engineeringsewage.
  • sewer1 + -age 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sewerage / ˈsuːərɪdʒ/
  1. an arrangement of sewers
  2. the removal of surface water or sewage by means of sewers
  3. another word for sewage
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sew•age /ˈsuɪdʒ/USA pronunciation  also sew•er•age /ˈsuərɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Civil Engineeringthe waste matter that passes through sewers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sew•age  (so̅o̅′ij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringthe waste matter that passes through sewers.
Also, sewerage. 
  • sew(er)1 (as if the ending was -er1) + -age 1825–35

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