sewerage
n.
sewer system, system of drainage pipes; sewage, drain water; removal of waste water and refuse by means of a sewer system
Sewerage
Sewerage is the system of
sewers that conveys
wastewater to a treatment plant or disposal point. The term "sewerage" also includes all the
pumps, rising mains, gravity mains, air release valves, screens, overflows and associated infrastructure.It is sometimes incorrectly used to mean
sewage.
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sewerage
Noun
1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
(synonym) sewage
(hypernym) waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
(substance-meronym) effluent, wastewater, sewer water
2. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
(synonym) sewer, cloaca
(hypernym) drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
(part-holonym) sewage system, sewer system, sewage works
Sewerage
(n.)
The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers.
(n.)
The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers.
(n.)
The construction of a sewer or sewers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Sewerage
The entire system of sewage collection, treatment, and disposal.