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SEWAGE WORKS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
Synonyms:
sewage system; sewage works; sewer system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sewage works" 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 "sewage works"):
cloaca; sewer; sewerage (a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water)
sewer line; sewer main (a main in a sewage system)
Holonyms ("sewage works" is a part of...):
base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)
