sewer

  • 51sewer — sew·er || sʊəə(r) n. drainage pipe, pipe that carries away waste water; tailor, one who sews …

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  • 52sewer — sewer1 [ su:ə] noun an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter. Origin ME: from Old North. Fr. seuwiere channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond , based on L. ex out of + aqua water . sewer2 [ səʊə] noun a… …

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  • 53sewer — n. Drain, subterranean canal …

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  • 54sewer — noun (C) a pipe or passage under the ground that carries away waste material and used water from houses and factories …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 55sewer — sew·er …

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  • 56sewer — [ˈsuːə] noun [C] an underground pipe or passage that carries sewage …

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  • 57sewer — I sew•er [[t]ˈsu ər[/t]] n. civ an artificial conduit, usu. underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME suer(e) < dial. OF se(u)wiere overflow channel (cf. OF ess(e)ouer(e) ditch)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58sewer — I. /ˈsuə / (say soohuh) noun an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off wastewater and refuse, as from a town or city. {Middle English, from Old French sewiere channel from a fish pond, from Roman *exaquāria, from Latin ex out… …

  • 59sewer —    Auwai, kua, hā wai, auwai lawe mea ino …

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  • 60sewer gas — /ˈsuə gæs/ (say soohuh gas) noun the contaminated air of sewers, containing methane and carbon dioxide. Also, sewage gas …