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sewer

/ˈsuːə(r)/noun

उच्चारण सूअर

सीवर, गंदा नाला

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage away from houses, factories

    सीवर, गंदा नाला

    • an open sewer
    • Heavy rain blocked the sewer on our street.
    • Workers went down into the sewer to clear the blockage.
    + 1 more example
    • The city is laying a new sewer under the main road.

    Synonyms drain gutter sewage pipe culvert

◇Word family
sewage nounsewerage noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

drain gutter sewage pipe culvert

?Which word?

Keep apart, asked often: sewer (the pipe), sewage (waste water and waste carried by sewers) and sewerage (the system of sewers).

इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह अक्सर पूछा जाता है: sewer (पाइप), sewage (सीवर द्वारा ले जाया गया गंदा पानी और कचरा, मल-जल) और sewerage (सीवरों की प्रणाली)।

Homograph: sewer (/ˈsəʊə/) also means a person who sews.

Homograph: sewer (/ˈsəʊə/) का अर्थ सिलाई करने वाला भी है।