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synonyms for sewer

  • gutter
  • septic tank
  • sewage system
  • cesspool
  • cloaca
  • conduit
  • drainpipe
  • trench
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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sewer, such as: gutter, septic tank, sewage system, cesspool, cloaca, and conduit.

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People too far away from sewer pipes usually have septic tanks.
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Romania is on a climbing trend right now, especially in rural parts, where most are now connected to natural gas, water and sewer systems.
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Utilities—like power, communication, water, and sewer lines—are usually located alongside roads, so those are also threatened.
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Using a bank of samples from a treatment plant in Massachusetts, the company found that the virus showed up in the sewers in early March—around the same time as the first confirmed case.
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And, Malone explained, the city’s infrastructure, including its sewer system, didn’t keep up as the city expanded.
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Then crouching low, he crossed the room to where the strainer top of the sewer drain was placed in the concrete floor.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUS
This sewer enters two portions of the parish, one division at its northern, and the other at its eastern side.
REPORT OF THE SEVERAL WORKS CONNECTED WITH THE DRAINING, PAVING & LIGHTING THE PARISH OF SAINT MARY ABBOTTS, KENSINGTON, 1856JAMES BROADBRIDGE
Rats burrow along a drain pipe from the sewer into the house and admit sewer gas.
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An attempt was next made to dig into a small sewer that ran from the southeast corner of the prison into the main sewer.
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In the mean time, the two men were to enter and make careful examination of the main sewer and its adjacent outlets.
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WORDS RELATED TO SEWER

  • avenues
  • boulevards
  • canals
  • conduits
  • corridors
  • courses
  • ducts
  • highways
  • lines
  • passages
  • pathways
  • roads
  • routes
  • sewers
  • thoroughfares
  • tracks
  • tubes
  • ways
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.