Sewer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

someone who sews

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈuːɚ/.

Examples

a sewer of fine gowns
his career was in the gutter
all that work went down the sewer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toilet sewerage gutter cloaca

Parts of Speech

noun	a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
noun	someone who sews “a sewer of fine gowns”
noun	misfortune resulting in lost effort or money “his career was in the gutter”

Word Forms

sew

verb

create (clothes) with cloth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kanal

ein Abwasserrohr, das Abwasser oder Oberflächenwasser abführt

🇫🇷French

égout

un tuyau d'évacuation qui évacue les eaux usées ou les eaux de surface

🇪🇸Spanish

alcantarillado

una tubería de desagüe que transporta aguas residuales o aguas superficiales

🇮🇹Italian

fogna

un tubo di scarico che trasporta liquami o acque superficiali

🇳🇱Dutch

riool

een afvoerleiding die riool- of oppervlaktewater afvoert

🇵🇹Portuguese

esgoto

um cano de esgoto que leva esgoto ou águas superficiais

🇷🇺Russian

канализация

канализационная труба, уносящая сточные воды или поверхностные воды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदा नाला

एक अपशिष्ट पाइप जो सीवेज या सतही जल को बहा ले जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নর্দমা

একটি বর্জ্য পাইপ যা স্যুয়ারেজ বা পৃষ্ঠের জল বহন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சாக்கடை

கழிவுநீர் அல்லது மேற்பரப்பு நீரை எடுத்துச் செல்லும் கழிவு குழாய்

🇮🇳Telugu

మురుగు కాలువ

మురుగునీరు లేదా ఉపరితల నీటిని తీసుకువెళ్లే వ్యర్థ పైపు

🇮🇳Marathi

गटार

सांडपाणी किंवा पृष्ठभागावरील पाणी वाहून नेणारा कचरा पाईप

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગટર

કચરો પાઇપ જે ગટર અથવા સપાટીના પાણીને વહન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಚರಂಡಿ

ಕೊಳಚೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ನೀರನ್ನು ಒಯ್ಯುವ ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ಪೈಪ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴുക്കുചാല്

മലിനജലമോ ഉപരിതല ജലമോ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന ഒരു മാലിന്യ പൈപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਵਰ

ਇੱਕ ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ ਪਾਈਪ ਜੋ ਸੀਵਰੇਜ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਹ ਦੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گٹر

ایک فضلہ پائپ جو سیوریج یا سطح کا پانی لے جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下水道

排走污水或地表水的废水管

🇯🇵Japanese

下水道

下水や地表水を運び出す排水管

🇰🇷Korean

하수

하수나 지표수를 운반하는 배수관

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cống thoát nước

một ống thải mang theo nước thải hoặc nước bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

ท่อระบายน้ำ

ท่อน้ำทิ้งที่นำสิ่งปฏิกูลหรือน้ำผิวดินออกไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

saluran pembuangan

pipa limbah yang membawa limbah atau air permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

imburnal

isang waste pipe na nagdadala ng dumi sa alkantarilya o tubig sa ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

pembetung

paip sisa yang membawa kumbahan atau air permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المجاري

أنبوب النفايات الذي يحمل مياه الصرف الصحي أو المياه السطحية

🇮🇷Persian

فاضلاب

لوله زباله ای که فاضلاب یا آب های سطحی را می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

kanalizasyon

kanalizasyon veya yüzey suyunu taşıyan bir atık boru

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּיב

צינור פסולת שמוביל ביוב או מים עיליים

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