: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)
Synonyms
Examples of sewer in a Sentence
Noun (2)
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
By contrast, the current 45-acre site on North Fountain Green Road is in the county’s priority funding area and is on public water and sewer, which led the state to allocate $50 million to develop the new school building.
—Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2024
Swerdlow would also pay an additional $1 million over 10 years to Miami-Dade, plus another $1 million to a fund that helps homeowners with septic tanks pay for hooking up their plumbing to the county sewer system.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
But even the builder’s remedy prohibits building in open space areas like where the Mountain Winery is located, and in areas lacking adequate water and sewer service.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The Hardship Assistance Program is available to Oakland County residents who use municipal water and sewer services, and don't rely on a private well.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
Ullman has been active in the county since the 1990s, volunteering and advocating at public hearings to lower sewer installation and water rates.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
Disneyland has pledged to invest $85 million for street improvements in the theme park resort area — including widening Katella Avenue near Harbor Boulevard and expanding the sewer line along Katella.
—Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Oakland County residents can now apply for a new program to help cover their water and sewer bills, wipe away past due balances and pay for plumbing repairs.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
Noun
But that hasn’t exactly worked in the age of Trump, who has gone so low that climbing into the sewer would require a ladder.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
By contrast, the current 45-acre site on North Fountain Green Road is in the county’s priority funding area and is on public water and sewer, which led the state to allocate $50 million to develop the new school building.
—Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2024
Swerdlow would also pay an additional $1 million over 10 years to Miami-Dade, plus another $1 million to a fund that helps homeowners with septic tanks pay for hooking up their plumbing to the county sewer system.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
But even the builder’s remedy prohibits building in open space areas like where the Mountain Winery is located, and in areas lacking adequate water and sewer service.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The Hardship Assistance Program is available to Oakland County residents who use municipal water and sewer services, and don't rely on a private well.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
Ullman has been active in the county since the 1990s, volunteering and advocating at public hearings to lower sewer installation and water rates.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
Disneyland has pledged to invest $85 million for street improvements in the theme park resort area — including widening Katella Avenue near Harbor Boulevard and expanding the sewer line along Katella.
—Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Oakland County residents can now apply for a new program to help cover their water and sewer bills, wipe away past due balances and pay for plumbing repairs.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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