- sewage works
- 'sewage worksBrE 'sewage plant AmE 'sewage farm BrE na place where sewage is treated to stop it being harmful
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
sewage works
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sewage works — UK / US or sewage farm UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sewage works : singular sewage works plural sewage works British a place where waste substances are treated with chemicals to make them less harmful … English dictionary
sewage works — noun facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage • Syn: ↑sewage system, ↑sewer system • Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation • Part Holonyms: ↑infrastructure, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sewage works — factory for purifying waste water … English contemporary dictionary
sewage treatment works — ˈsewage works [sewage works] (also sewage ˈtreatment works, sewage disˈposal works) noun countable + singular or plural verb ( … Useful english dictionary
sewage disposal works — ˈsewage works [sewage works] (also sewage ˈtreatment works, sewage disˈposal works) noun countable + singular or plural verb ( … Useful english dictionary
sewage farm — sewage works UK / US or sewage farm UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sewage works : singular sewage works plural sewage works British a place where waste substances are treated with chemicals to make them less harmful … English dictionary
sewage plant — ˈsewage plant [sewage plant] (also sewage ˈtreatment plant) noun (especially NAmE) = ↑sewage works … Useful english dictionary
sewage treatment plant — noun, pl ⋯ plants [count] chiefly US : a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment called also (US) sewage plant (Brit) sewage farm (Brit) sewage treatment works (Brit) … Useful english dictionary
sewage farm — noun a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage • Hypernyms: ↑farm * * * noun : a farm fertilized and irrigated with raw sewage or sewage liquids * * * sewage farm noun 1. A place where sewage is treated to render it suitable for use … Useful english dictionary
sewage farm — (also sewage works) noun Brit. a place where sewage is treated, especially for use as fertilizer … English new terms dictionary
