sewage
nounUK /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/ · US /ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) + -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age.
1
A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
- Untreated sewage can pollute rivers.
- The city invested in a modern sewage system.
2
Obsolete sewerage.
- Synonyms
- wastewater, soil
- Derived terms
- raw sewage, sewage fungus, sewage plant