sewer conduit
1sewer — (n.) conduit, c.1400, from Anglo Fr. sewere, O.N.Fr. sewiere sluice from a pond (13c.), lit. something that makes water flow, from aphetic form of Gallo Romance *exaquaria (Cf. M.Fr. esseveur), from L. ex out + aquaria, fem. of aquarius… …
2sewer — ► NOUN ▪ an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter. ORIGIN Old French seuwiere channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond , from Latin ex out of + aqua water …
3conduit — [n] passage aqueduct, cable, canal, channel, conductor, course, culvert, duct, flow, flume, gully, gutter, lead in, lead out, main, pipe, pipeline, race, sewer, spout, trough, tube, watercourse; concepts 499,501 …
4sewer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. seamstress; drain, cloaca, culvert, conduit, passage, sluice. See cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drain, drainpipe, drainage tube, conduit, gutter, disposal system, sewage system, septic tank, dry… …
5Conduit — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Channel for the passage of water. < N PARAG:Conduit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 conduit conduit channel duct watercourse race Sgm: N 1 head race head race tail race Sgm: N 1 abito abito aboideau …
6sewer — An underground conduit or covered drain which carries away filth and waste matter, or, as in the case of a storm sewer, surface water and street wash. Anselmi v Rock Springs, 53 Wyo 223, 80 P2d 419, 116 ALR 1250; 25 Am J2d Drains § 1. That which… …
7sewer — sewer1 sewerless, adj. sewerlike, adj. /sooh euhr/, n. 1. an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city. v.t. 2. to provide or equip with sewers: a tax increase necessary to sewer the… …
8conduit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. channel, duct, passage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pipe, duct, channel, flume, canal, tube, conductor, cable, flow area, culvert, lead in, lead out, aqueduct, spout, trough, gully, gutter, sewer,… …
9sewer — n. a conduit, usu. underground, for carrying off drainage water and sewage. Phrases and idioms: sewer rat the common brown rat. Etymology: ME f. AF sever(e), ONF se(u)wiere channel to carry off the overflow from a fishpond, ult. f. L ex out of +… …
10sewer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French asseour, literally, seater, from Anglo French asseer to seat more at assize Date: 14th century a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and… …
