Meaning & use
Sewage
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Waste matter, especially human excrement and used water, carried away in sewers or drains.
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The city upgraded its treatment plant to process sewage more efficiently.
Heavy rains caused untreated sewage to overflow into the river.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'sewerage,' which technically refers to the system of pipes that carries sewage, not the waste itself.
Words with a similar meaning
wastewatereffluent
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