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: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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The strikes have caused extensive damage to roads, electricity networks and water and sewage lines.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Damage to roads proved to be a major inconvenience, especially as broken sewage, water and gas mains prevented people from getting to work in the morning.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Water, gas, and sewage lines were ruptured, and many people drowned.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The facility can handle everything from tents to RVs, though there are no sewage, water, or electrical hookups (from at $25 a night, and make your reservations up to six months in advance).
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: waste materials carried off by sewers
Medical Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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