Sewage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈuːɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sewerage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abwasser

Abfallstoffe, die in der Kanalisation oder Kanalisation abgeführt werden

🇫🇷French

eaux usées

déchets emportés dans les égouts ou les canalisations

🇪🇸Spanish

aguas residuales

Residuos arrastrados por alcantarillas o desagües.

🇮🇹Italian

liquami

rifiuti portati via nelle fogne o negli scarichi

🇳🇱Dutch

rioolwater

afvalmateriaal dat in riolen of afvoeren wordt afgevoerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

esgoto

resíduos transportados em esgotos ou drenos

🇷🇺Russian

сточные воды

отходы, уносящиеся в канализацию или канализацию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मल

अपशिष्ट पदार्थ को सीवरों या नालियों में बहा दिया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নর্দমা

বর্জ্য পদার্থ নর্দমা বা ড্রেনে বাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கழிவுநீர்

கழிவுப்பொருட்கள் சாக்கடைகள் அல்லது வடிகால்களில் கொண்டு செல்லப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

మురుగునీరు

మురుగు కాలువలు లేదా కాలువలలో వ్యర్థ పదార్థాలు తీసుకువెళతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

सांडपाणी

गटारे किंवा नाल्यांमध्ये वाहून जाणारा कचरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગટર

કચરો ગટર અથવા ગટરોમાં વહન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳಚೆ ನೀರು

ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಒಳಚರಂಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚರಂಡಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മലിനജലം

മാലിന്യങ്ങൾ അഴുക്കുചാലുകളിലോ അഴുക്കുചാലുകളിലോ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਵਰੇਜ

ਨਾਲੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਲੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੂੜਾ ਕਰਕਟ ਸੁੱਟਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیوریج

نالیوں یا نالیوں میں پھینکا جانے والا فضلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污水

废物被下水道或排水沟带走

🇯🇵Japanese

下水

下水道や排水溝に流される老廃物

🇰🇷Korean

하수 오물

하수구나 배수구로 운반된 폐기물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nước thải

chất thải được cuốn theo cống rãnh

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำเสีย

ของเสียที่ถูกพัดพาไปในท่อระบายน้ำหรือท่อระบายน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotoran

sampah yang terbawa ke selokan atau selokan

🇵🇭Filipino

dumi sa alkantarilya

natatangay ng basura sa mga imburnal o drains

🇲🇾Malay

kumbahan

bahan buangan terbawa-bawa dalam pembetung atau longkang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مياه الصرف الصحي

النفايات التي يتم نقلها إلى المجاري أو المصارف

🇮🇷Persian

فاضلاب

مواد زائد در فاضلاب یا زهکشی منتقل می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

kanalizasyon

kanalizasyon veya drenajlarda taşınan atık maddeler

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁפָכִים

פסולת הנסחפת בביוב או בביוב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sewage'?

The primary meaning of 'sewage' is 'waste matter carried away in sewers or drains'.

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Using 'sewage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sewage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sewage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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