SEWERAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sewerage mean? 

• SEWERAGE (noun)
  The noun SEWERAGE has 2 senses:

1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

2. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

  Familiarity information: SEWERAGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEWERAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sewage; sewerage

Hypernyms ("sewerage" is a kind of...):

waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted)

Meronyms (substance of "sewerage"):

effluent; sewer water; wastewater (water mixed with waste matter)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cloaca; sewer; sewerage

Hypernyms ("sewerage" is a kind of...):

drain; drainpipe; waste pipe (a pipe through which liquid is carried away)

Holonyms ("sewerage" is a part of...):

sewage system; sewage works; sewer system (facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage)

 Context examples 

We were really excited with the results — it shows we have a stable biological system in which we can treat waste, generate electricity and stop harmful organisms making it through to the sewerage network, Professor Ioannis Ieropoulos, who is leading the research, said.

(Electricity from Sewage: Process Also Kills Germs, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It is envisaged that the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology could one day be used in the developing countries in areas lacking sanitation and installed in homes in the developed countries to help clean waste before it flows into the municipal sewerage network, reducing the burden on water companies to treat effluent.

(Electricity from Sewage: Process Also Kills Germs, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)