sewerage n 1: waste matter carried away in sewers or drains [syn: {sewage}, {sewerage}] 2: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: {sewer}, {sewerage}, {cloaca}]
Sewerage \Sew"er*age\, n. 1. The construction of a sewer or sewers. [1913 Webster] 2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers. [1913 Webster] 3. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers. [In this sense {sewage} is preferable and common.] [1913 Webster]