sewage

/'sju:idʤ/

Thân thiện

The city's sewage flows through large underground pipes.

Definition

Noun 1. Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains: Sewage refers to the mixture of waste water and human excrement that is transported away from residential, commercial, and industrial buildings through a system of pipes (sewers) for disposal or treatment.

Usage

Sewage is an uncountable noun. It refers to the collective waste material itself. The system that carries it is called a "sewer system" or "sewage system." The place where it is processed is a "sewage treatment plant."

Examples

• The heavy rain caused sewage to overflow into the streets.
• Modern cities have extensive networks to manage sewage.
• The primary goal of the new facility is to treat sewage before releasing water back into the river.
• A blockage in the main pipe led to a sewage leak.

Advanced Usage

• Raw sewage: This term specifically refers to sewage that has not yet undergone any treatment process.
  • Dumping raw sewage into the ocean is harmful to marine life.
• Sewage sludge: The semi-solid material that remains after sewage has been treated.
  • Sewage sludge is often processed further and can sometimes be used as fertilizer.

Variants and Related Words

• Sewer (noun): An underground pipe for carrying off drainage water and waste matter.
• Sewerage (noun): This word can be synonymous with "sewage" (the waste itself), but it more precisely refers to the infrastructure or system of sewers.
  • The city is investing in new sewerage to handle the growing population.

Synonyms

• Wastewater
• Effluent (often used for liquid waste or treated sewage)
• Drainage

Related Phrases

• Sewage disposal: The act or process of getting rid of sewage.
• Sewage treatment: The process of removing contaminants from sewage.

Học thuật

Noun

1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sewerage