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Meaning of "sewage" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEWAGE

Back formation from sewer1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SEWAGE

sewage  [ˈsuːɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEWAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sewage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEWAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sewage

Sewage

Sewage is a water-carried waste, in solution or suspension, that is intended to be removed from a community. Also known as wastewater, it is more than 99% water and is characterized by volume or rate of flow, physical condition, chemical constituents and the bacteriological organisms that it contains. In loose American English usage, the terms "sewage" and "sewerage" are sometimes interchanged. Both words are descended from Old French assewer, derived from the Latin exaquare, "to drain out ". "Sewerage" refers to the infrastructure that conveys sewage.

Definition of sewage in the English dictionary

The definition of sewage in the dictionary is waste matter from domestic or industrial establishments that is carried away in sewers or drains for dumping or conversion into a form that is not toxic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEWAGE


advantage
ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ
age
eɪdʒ
average
ˈævərɪdʒ
brewage
ˈbruːɪdʒ
bridge
brɪdʒ
college
ˈkɒlɪdʒ
coverage
ˈkʌvərɪdʒ
damage
ˈdæmɪdʒ
heritage
ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ
image
ˈɪmɪdʒ
knowledge
ˈnɒlɪdʒ
language
ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ
manage
ˈmænɪdʒ
marriage
ˈmærɪdʒ
message
ˈmɛsɪdʒ
mortgage
ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ
package
ˈpækɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
quayage
ˈkiːɪdʒ
strewage
ˈstruːɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEWAGE

sew
sew up
sewability
sewable
sewage disposal
sewage farm
sewage gas
sewage pipe
sewage treatment works
sewage works
sewan
sewar
Seward
Seward Peninsula
sewed
sewel
Sewell
sewellel
sewen
sewer

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEWAGE

award wage
basic wage
cowage
flowage
living wage
minimum wage
nonwage
stowage
subsistence wage
swage
tasswage
towage
wage

Synonyms and antonyms of sewage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SEWAGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sewage» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sewage

Translation of «sewage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEWAGE

Find out the translation of sewage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sewage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sewage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 废物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguas residuales
570 millions of speakers

English

sewage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीवेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مياه الصرف الصحي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сточных вод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detritos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রেনের ময়লা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eaux usées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kumbahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abwasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limbah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước thải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கழிவுநீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सांडपाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanalizasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acque di scolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ścieków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стічних вод
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

canalizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λυμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

riool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avloppsvatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kloakk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sewage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEWAGE»

The term «sewage» is very widely used and occupies the 20.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEWAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sewage

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7 QUOTES WITH «SEWAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sewage.
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Jack Hannah
Wild animals are just as confused as people are now. You've got toxins in the water, oil, sewage, all sorts of things.
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Vinod Khosla
Will biofuel usage require land? Absolutely, but we think the ability to use winter cover crops, degraded land, as well as using sources such as organic waste, sewage, and forest waste means that actual land usage will be limited. Just these sources can replace most of our imported oil by 2030 without touching new land.
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Gary Locke
I consider myself a D.I.Y. home improvement guy. In a prior life, I completely gutted a house - redid the plumbing, wiring, moved sewage pipes, knocked down walls, everything.
4
Dustin Lynch
With my biology degree, I got this job at an environmental lab. We tested sewage runoff, we tested chemical warfare waste runoff. It's a job I'll never do again and I would never wish upon anybody.
5
George Meredith
She poured a little social sewage into his ears.
6
Rory Stewart
I did stuff for three years in Kabul that I found exciting, and a lot of that was fixing roofs, talking about sewage installation.
7
Valentina Zelyaeva
Move your lymph system. Lymph is like a sewage system that carries all of the toxins out of your body.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEWAGE»

Discover the use of sewage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sewage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Biosolids
Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Biosolids is a comprehensive, scientific text providing a complete review of various aspects of this controversial subject, from an extensive discussion of heavy metals and pathogens to the fate and ...
Eliot Epstein, 2002
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Hybrid Nature: Sewage Treatment and the Contradictions of ...
The hardcover edition does not include a dust jacket.
Daniel Schneider, 2011
3
Use of Sewage Sludge in Construction
This book summarises current knowledge and experience of the properties of construction materials made from sewage sludge derivatives as well as assessing the potential savings and hazards of using sewage sludge as a construction material.
‎2004
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Recycling and Reuse of Sewage Sludge: Proceedings of the ...
This book presents the proceedings of an International Symposium organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee, which brings together some of the world's leading experts in the field of sewage sludge recycling.
Ravindra K. Dhir, Mukesh C. Limbachiya, Michael J. McCarthy, 2001
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Disinfection of Sewage Sludge; Technical, Economic and ...
Proceedings of a Workshop, held in Zürich, May 11-13, 1982
A.M. Bruce, A.H. Havelaar, P. L'Hermite, 1983
6
The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage
The Culture of Flushing investigates and clarifiesthe murky evolution of waste treatment. It is particularly relevant ina time when community water quality can no longer be taken for granted.
Jamie Benidickson, 2011
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Municipal Sewage Sludge Management: A Reference Text on ...
Option 2 is for an anaerobically digested sewage sludge and Option 3 is for an aerobically digested sewage sludge. 1f the percent volatile solids reduction during the extra digestion period is less than the specified value, vector attraction  ...
Cecil Lue-Hing, 1998
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Municipal Sewage Sludge: Management, Processing and Disposal
Given the variability of sewage sludge and the fact that it generally contains many of the hazardous constituents tested for under the toxicity characteristic, it may be difficult to build the necessary technical record to make this demonstration.
Paul Bishop, 1995
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International Conference on Nutrient Recovery from ...
This exciting conference brings together various w
Kenneth Ian Ashley, Donald S. Mavinic, Frederic A. Koch, 2009
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Agricultural Recycling of Sewage Sludge and the Environment
This book, based on work funded by the Foundation for Water Research, provides an overview of the environmental impact of sludge application to agricultural land and relates it to other accepted agricultural practices.
Stephen Russel Smith, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEWAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sewage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Raw sewage floods home after drug smugglers clog pipe
TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities in the border city of Nogales, Arizona, believe smugglers were using an international sewage line to transport drugs into the U.S. ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Demonstrators in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, decry state of Rio's sewage
Activists staged a demonstration on a sewage- and trash-filled strewn Rio de Janeiro beach to protest authorities' failure to make good on promises to clean up ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
3
Rio surfing event under way despite worries about sewage pollution
The surfing event's main venue is near the spot where a lagoon filled with raw sewage empties into the Atlantic. The latest water quality report, issued on ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Glowing Tampons Help Detect Sewage Leaks
A sanitary sewer collects everything you flush or rinse down the drain, and transports it to a sewage facility for treatment. Storm sewers or overflow sewers collect ... «Wired, Mar 15»
5
Feces to fortune: US sewage may contain billions in precious metals
Scientists are perusing poop at America's wastewater treatment facilities for gold, silver, copper and other useful metals. The sewage from one million people ... «RT, Mar 15»
6
Floating strip club allegedly dumped raw sewage in Alaska harbor
Byler and Riedel-Byler piped sewage from the ship's bathrooms into the St. Herman Harbor instead of taking the waste three miles offshore, the indictment says. «Fox News, Feb 15»
7
Royal flush: Prince Charles visits London sewage tunnel
Their sewage not only taints the Thames but create "fatbergs," blobs of congealed fat, baby wipes and other waste that can weigh tons and clog sewers. Charles' ... «CBS News, Feb 15»
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2016 Rio Olympics: Raw sewage, trash will remain in sailing waters
It stinks of raw sewage and is dotted with abandoned couches, refrigerators and animal carcasses as well as, at low tide, with islands of human waste. Athletes ... «CBC.ca, Jan 15»
9
Portland brewers to make beer with treated sewage
Portland brewers to make beer with treated sewage. Oregon is known for specialty beers. But what about a beer made with sewer water? Loading… Post to ... «kgw.com, Jan 15»
10
Bill Gates' Plan to Help the Developing World Profit From Its Sewage
Gates drinking captionextn TK Gates drinks water filtered by the OmniProcessor, a new kind of sewage treatment plant funded by his philanthropic foundation. «Wired, Jan 15»

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