sewerage

Definitions of sewerage
  1. noun
    a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
    synonyms: cloaca, sewer
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    type of:
    drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
    a pipe through which liquid is carried away
  2. noun
    waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
    synonyms: sewage
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    type of:
    waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
    any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
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