SEWER SYSTEM
Dictionary entry overview: What does sewer system mean?
• SEWER SYSTEM (noun)
The noun SEWER SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
Familiarity information: SEWER SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEWER SYSTEM (noun)
Meaning:
Facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sewage system; sewage works; sewer system
Hypernyms ("sewer system" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
Meronyms (parts of "sewer system"):
cloaca; sewer; sewerage (a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water)
sewer line; sewer main (a main in a sewage system)
Holonyms ("sewer system" is a part of...):
base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)