sewer system

sewer system
noun
facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
Syn: ↑sewage system, ↑sewage works
Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation
Part Holonyms: ↑infrastructure, ↑base
Part Meronyms: ↑sewer, ↑sewerage, ↑cloaca, ↑sewer main, ↑sewer line

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