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sewer1
Traducir sewer al español
nombre
An underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter.
‘A common problem is the unlawful channelling of storm water drainage into the sewer system.’- ‘Also, a licensed plumber may be required to attach your pipes to the public sewer line and water supply.’
- ‘They climbed down the ladder and stood in the shallow waters of the sewer.’
- ‘Scientists first thought pharmaceutical factory wastes discharging into the sewers were the cause.’
- ‘At night, the utility secretly opened hydrants and poured precious drinking water into the sewers to flush the pipes.’
- ‘As the snow melted, some other areas were warned of a chance of light flooding because of poor drainage and snow-clogged sewers.’
- ‘A mysterious prowler scours London's underground sewers and tube lines, searching for suitable victims.’
- ‘It only permits a municipality to spend the money raised through development charges on new sewers, water mains and other facilities.’
- ‘In this way the underground pollution could be pumped away to sewers without fresh rain water draining through the ground and adding to the problem.’
- ‘At the same time, the waters of the mighty river spill into sewers and drainage ditches and carry their untreated broth to wells used for drinking water.’
- ‘An infrastructure of sewers and clean water was vital.’
- ‘Otherwise, they must live underground or in the sewers.’
- ‘Plans include maintaining the quality of water supplies, preventing sewers flooding in homes and reducing smells from waste treatment plants.’
- ‘Underground drains and sewers can suffer from structural defects caused by ground movement, leakage, subsidence, tree-root infiltration or corrosion.’
- ‘The same is also true of sewers and drainage systems, many of which were not repaired when they became blocked.’
- ‘A fugitive escapes to the underground sewer of an unnamed city.’
- ‘Cities also varied on whether they would require mandatory connection to the sewer or water supply system.’
- ‘All three were soaked with the disgusting water from the sewer, and poor little Roni was covered from head to toe in it.’
- ‘What little is visible in the background looks like a fragment of an underground sewer.’
- ‘Also, the Indians complained that their villages were the last to receive electricity, water, telephone and sewers.’
drain, sluice, sluiceway, culvert, spillway, flume, sewer
Origen
Middle English (denoting a watercourse to drain marshy land): from Old Northern French seuwiere ‘channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + aqua ‘water’.
sewer2
Traducir sewer al español
nombre
A person that sews.
‘Irene Caldwell is the company's costume designer who works with a small group of budding sewers.’- ‘Margaret was also a great sewer and dress-maker, a craft at which she excelled in her younger years.’
- ‘An enthusiastic crafter and home sewer since childhood, Jane Schenck has a long and varied career in the home sewing industry.’
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