sewage

Definition

Sewage is the waste water from homes, businesses, and industries. It contains human waste, food scraps, and other materials.

Sewage is collected by sewers and transported to treatment plants. At treatment plants, the sewage is treated to remove harmful substances and to make it safe to return to the environment.

How can the word be used?

The sewage system is clogged.

Different forms of the word

Noun:

waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories, which flows away through sewers.

Etymology

The word "sewage" comes from the Middle English word "sewage", which comes from the Anglo-French word "seweage", which means "to drain".

The first recorded use of the word "sewage" in English was in the 14th century.

The word "sewage" is an English word, and it is not related to any other languages.

Question

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