sewer

[US]/'suːə/
[UK]/'suɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. underground system for carrying away sewage or rainwater; drain
vt. to lay down sewer pipes for carrying off sewage
vi. to clean sewer pipes

Phrases & Collocations

sewer system

sewer line

sewer maintenance

sewer blockage

sewer cleaning

sewer repair

sewer inspection

sewer backup

sewer treatment plant

sewer pipe

Example Sentences

a sewer of fine clothing.

the sewer could not cope with the volume of rainwater.

Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.

the pipe sent up a geyser of sewer water into the street.

On the day of the sixth of June, a battue of the sewers had been ordered.

rats infesting the sewers; streets that were infested with drugs.

But in order to do this, he must have been thoroughly familiar with the enormous madrepore of the sewer in all its ramifications and in all its openings.

The us of variou type of sewer pipe is an attract altern for the instal of fiber optic cabl in the complex infrastructur of cities.

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