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sewer

noun as in drain

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People too far away from sewer pipes usually have septic tanks.

Romania is on a climbing trend right now, especially in rural parts, where most are now connected to natural gas, water and sewer systems.

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Utilities—like power, communication, water, and sewer lines—are usually located alongside roads, so those are also threatened.

Using a bank of samples from a treatment plant in Massachusetts, the company found that the virus showed up in the sewers in early March—around the same time as the first confirmed case.

And, Malone explained, the city’s infrastructure, including its sewer system, didn’t keep up as the city expanded.

In fact, he's even a kind of modern-day Orpheus, descending into the sewer to bet his life and find redemption.

The son of a fashion model and sewer contractor, Walker grew up Mormon and graduated from Village Christian High School.

I live far away from everything, without sewer, Internet, or fashion magazines from overseas.

In June, a court ruled that JPMorgan would lose $842 million of the $1.22 billion in sewer debt it held.

A lot of older cities have sewer systems that take rainwater, sewage, and industrial wastewater in the same pipe.

Then crouching low, he crossed the room to where the strainer top of the sewer drain was placed in the concrete floor.

This sewer enters two portions of the parish, one division at its northern, and the other at its eastern side.

Rats burrow along a drain pipe from the sewer into the house and admit sewer gas.

An attempt was next made to dig into a small sewer that ran from the southeast corner of the prison into the main sewer.

In the mean time, the two men were to enter and make careful examination of the main sewer and its adjacent outlets.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sewer, such as: gutter, septic tank, sewage system, cesspool, cloaca, and conduit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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