open sewer
Exposed waste channel
An open sewer is a drainage channel for sewage that flows uncovered rather than through enclosed pipes.
The term appears most often figuratively to describe places of extreme filth, corruption, or moral degradation: The internet can be an open sewer of hate speech.
Calling something an open sewer emphasizes not just that it's foul, but that the foulness is exposed for all to see.
- drainChannel for wastewater
- waste waterContaminated liquid from use
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- foul smellUnpleasant nasal sensation
- filthFoul, accumulated matter
dirty water · gutter · waste · contamination · disease · disease outbreak · rats · slum · third world · pollution · cesspool · runoff · foul · toxic · trench · cholera · overflow · urban
open sewerwater treatment plant
Facility that cleans supply
freshwater stream · purified water · aqueduct · septic system · drinking fountain
open sewermountain spring
Water emerging from peaks
ornamental pond · reflecting pool · garden fountain · natural spring · swimming hole
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