sewerage

[ soo-er-ij ]

/ ˈsu ər ɪdʒ /

the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.

a system of sewers.

sewage.

Origin of sewerage

First recorded in 1825–35; sewer¹ + -age

The water supply is excellent, and the system of sewerage is unsurpassed anywhere.

The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 |George Stewart
Septic tanks take care of the sewerage better than the sewer systems in some towns.

Farm Mechanics |Herbert A. Shearer
Yes, smoke is a great abuse; but then there is something ludicrous about it, just as there is about sewerage.

Friends in Council |Arthur Helps
The suburb of Cottonville bordered a creek, a starveling, wet-weather stream which offered the sole suggestion of sewerage.

The Power and the Glory |Grace MacGowan Cooke

Foremost amongst them was the first essential of any sanitary well-beingthe improvement of the sewerage and drainage of London.

The Sanitary Evolution of London |Henry Lorenzo Jephson

sewerage

/ (ˈsuːərɪdʒ) /

an arrangement of sewers

the removal of surface water or sewage by means of sewers

another word for sewage