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How to pronounce sewer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cloaca, sewerage
Type of drainpipe, waste pipe, drain
Type Words
Synonyms gutter, toilet
Type of tough luck, bad luck, misfortune, ill luck


all that work went down the sewer.
Type Words
Type of needleworker
Has types tacker, sewing-machine operator, baster, tucker
Derivation sew


a sewer of fine gowns.

Examples of sewer

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It paid $8.2 million last year in property taxes and $1.6 million in sewer fees.
From the businessweek.com
The eastern suburbs have been heavily hit with broke stormwater and sewer pipes.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
Bramble said workers have repeatedly tested sewer lines and have found no leaks.
From the heraldtribune.com
Experience should include work with waterlines, sewer lines, and storm drainage.
From the jobview.monster.com
Lexington is not alone in facing major costs to repair its sanitary sewer lines.
From the kentucky.com
The island was a health hazard until the sewer system was patched back together.
From the chron.com
Harold Davis, left, and Al Martin inspect a city sewer under the Arena District.
From the dispatch.com
In October, the city had to borrow $400,000 from its sewer fund to make payroll.
From the al.com
One of the men told her he worked for the village and needed to check her sewer.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
  • Someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"
  • Gutter: misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
  • (Sewers (album)) Sewers is the third studio album by death metal band Torture Killer. Released February 25, 2009 through Dynamic Arts Records.
  • A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage
  • (sewering) The act of constructing or replacing a sewer system for a new development or neighborhood
  • (sewers) Pipes or tunnels that carry away sewage.
  • (Sewers) Bio-disc wastewater treatment system
  • (Sewery) A store-room for provisions, linen, and other table-furniture.