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sewer
(redirected from Sewage line)

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sewer1
a drain or pipe, esp one that is underground, used to carry away surface water or sewage

sewer2
(in medieval England) a servant of high rank in charge of the serving of meals and the seating of guests

sewer [′sü·ər]
(civil engineering)
An underground pipe or open channel in a sewage system for carrying water or sewage to a disposal area.


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The city, wisely planning for its future sewer and water needs, wants to run a new sewage line from Toluca Lake to Glendale and has designated two potential locations for a shaft: the well-used Studio City Park or a Caltrans maintenance yard about 150 yards away.
Also, floodwaters seep into sanitary sewage lines through manholes and cracks in lines.
Unless they are removed often, not only will the tank tend to back up the incoming sewage lines, that mat will force other incoming solids into the other side of the tank.
 
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