Alcantarilla
Alcantarilla is a town and municipality in southeastern
Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the
Region of Murcia. The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of
Murcia, and one of its peculiarities is that it is completely surrounded by "pedanías" (satellite districts or boroughs) of the municipality of
Murcia like Sangonera La Seca, San Ginés, Nonduermas, Puebla de Soto, La Ñora, Javalí Viejo and Javalí Nuevo.
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alcantarilla (f)
n.
culvert; drain; sewer; (Caribbean and Mexico) public fountain
alcantarillar
v.
install sewage system, install sewers
alcantarilla
= sewer, sewer pipe, drain, gutter.
Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.