Thesaurus: sewerage

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1. n. The construction of a sewer or sewers.
2. n. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers.
3. n. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers.
4. n. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
5. n. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
6. 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.]
7. n:100 n waste matter carried away in sewers or drains n a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water