sewer

IPA: sˈuɝ

noun

  • A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
  • (now historical) A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes, etc.
  • One who sews.
  • A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.

verb

  • (transitive) To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.
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Examples of "sewer" in Sentences

  • The sewer reeks badly.
  • City sewer systems are overtaxed.
  • The stream is then returned to the sewer.
  • In the sewers, Hundred encounters an automaton.
  • These were used for the purpose of draining the sewer.
  • Raised in the sewers, he preferred filth to cleanliness.
  • The rest of the time, they hide in the sewer or somewherelse.
  • After the treatment, the liquids filter into the sanitary sewer.
  • Bazalgette's foresight may be seen in the diameter of the sewers.
  • Sanitation had to be increased to the capacity of the city's sewers.

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