: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)
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Examples of sewer in a Sentence
Noun (2)
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
Disneyland has pledged to invest $85 million for street improvements in the theme park resort area — including widening Katella Avenue near Harbor Boulevard and expanding the sewer line along Katella.
—Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Oakland County residents can now apply for a new program to help cover their water and sewer bills, wipe away past due balances and pay for plumbing repairs.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
Sometimes, however, firefighters have to climb down a bit into the sewer to retrieve the ducklings.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
Now, Rhome must move forward after voters on May 4 approved a $17.5 million bond package to replace the aging West Wastewater Treatment Plant, drill new wells and replace aging clay sewer lines.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
One draft study of wastewater samples in a northwest Texas town found that signs of H5N1 have surged in sewers, but also that emergency room trends in the area were declining at the same time.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 May 2024
In many areas of the U.S., human waste flows from toilets through sewers into central municipal wastewater treatment facilities, where it can be sampled and tested for the presence and levels of pathogens.
—Denis Nash, John Dennehy, Monica Trujillo, STAT, 1 May 2024
Unfortunately, at the moment, this situation looks extremely likely, council members and city employees added, saying that the sewer lines are in need of repairs and the city hasn’t raised its sewer fees in years.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Noun
Ullman has been active in the county since the 1990s, volunteering and advocating at public hearings to lower sewer installation and water rates.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
Disneyland has pledged to invest $85 million for street improvements in the theme park resort area — including widening Katella Avenue near Harbor Boulevard and expanding the sewer line along Katella.
—Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Oakland County residents can now apply for a new program to help cover their water and sewer bills, wipe away past due balances and pay for plumbing repairs.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
Sometimes, however, firefighters have to climb down a bit into the sewer to retrieve the ducklings.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
Now, Rhome must move forward after voters on May 4 approved a $17.5 million bond package to replace the aging West Wastewater Treatment Plant, drill new wells and replace aging clay sewer lines.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
One draft study of wastewater samples in a northwest Texas town found that signs of H5N1 have surged in sewers, but also that emergency room trends in the area were declining at the same time.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 May 2024
In many areas of the U.S., human waste flows from toilets through sewers into central municipal wastewater treatment facilities, where it can be sampled and tested for the presence and levels of pathogens.
—Denis Nash, John Dennehy, Monica Trujillo, STAT, 1 May 2024
Unfortunately, at the moment, this situation looks extremely likely, council members and city employees added, saying that the sewer lines are in need of repairs and the city hasn’t raised its sewer fees in years.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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