sewage

[soo-ij]

noun

1. the waste matter that passes through sewers.

sewage

/ ˈsuːɪdʒ /

noun

1. waste matter from domestic or industrial establishments that is carried away in sewers or drains for dumping or conversion into a form that is not toxic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sewage¹

1825–35; sew(er) ¹ (as if the ending was -er ¹ ) + -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of sewage¹

C19: back formation from _sewer ¹

Example Sentences

Sisson recommended that everyone age 2 and up in West Sacramento “wear a mask when they are around others in indoor public spaces,” since coronavirus levels in sewage there are high.

From Los Angeles Times

Environmental Protection Agency announced that workers have finished an expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant north of the border, which handles sewage from Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times

I started this novel at Imperial Beach, where we couldn’t go into the water because of the sewage problem and the signs warning No Nadar!

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re going to be doused in sewage, at least with her you only face it once a week.

From Salon

In Argentina, California students saw flocks of flamingos and learned that the lake — where Wilson’s phalaropes soon would arrive — is being polluted with sewage and plastic trash.

From Los Angeles Times