: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)
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Noun (2)
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Geodesy informs everything from building sewers and making accurate maps of sea level rise to launching and tracking spacecraft.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
The grease and fat floated on the water and had to be removed before entering the sewer.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
The 40-page lawsuit alleges the property owner failed to protect tenants against open sewer conditions, failed to correct code citations imposed by local government agencies and failed to adequately maintain other essential systems throughout the complex.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District said Wednesday the smell is emanating from the drop shafts that connect the area's sewers to the deep tunnel about 300 feet underground.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Geodesy informs everything from building sewers and making accurate maps of sea level rise to launching and tracking spacecraft.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
The grease and fat floated on the water and had to be removed before entering the sewer.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
The 40-page lawsuit alleges the property owner failed to protect tenants against open sewer conditions, failed to correct code citations imposed by local government agencies and failed to adequately maintain other essential systems throughout the complex.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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