sewer
City waste channel
A sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel that carries wastewater and sewage away from buildings to treatment facilities.
The word extends to the whole system: The city's sewers date back to the 1800s.
Figuratively, a sewer is any place of filth or moral degradation: a sewer of corruption.
Separately, a sewer is a person who sews.
Contaminated drainage from buildings
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
public health · pathogens · bacteria · contamination · disease prevention · chlorination · disinfection · disposal
Liquid refuse in drains
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- scumSurface residue or lowlifes
- muckFilthy wet dirt
solids · grease · fatberg · blackwater · graywater · human waste · organic matter · debris
Hollow conveyance channel
- drainChannel for wastewater
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- culvertTunnel for water passage
- mainChief or primary element
outfall · channel · duct · pipeline · tube · line · passage · interceptor
Beneath earth's surface
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
- beneathIn a lower position
buried · depth · manhole · vault · chamber · passage · darkness · damp
Covered underground entry
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- backfillReplacing excavated material
plumbing · municipal · construction · installation · repair · maintenance · inspection · rehabilitation
Powerfully offensive odor
- smellOlfactory perception
- foulOffensive or illegal
- reekEmit strong odor
- miasmaHarmful atmospheric emanation
gas · methane · hydrogen sulfide · noxious · rotten · putrid · stink · malodorous
Recreational trespass into abandoned structures
- urban explorationRecreational infiltration of derelict structures
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
flashlight · waders · mapping · photography · tour · access · grate · forbidden
wastewater
Contaminated drainage from buildings
hygiene · public health · pathogens · bacteria · contamination · disease prevention · chlorination · disinfection · disposal · toilets
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
muck · solids · grease · fatberg · blackwater · graywater · human waste · organic matter · debris · sediment
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
main · outfall · channel · duct · pipeline · tube · line · passage · interceptor · collector
subterranean
Beneath earth's surface
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
beneath · buried · depth · manhole · vault · chamber · passage · darkness · damp · echo
manhole
Covered underground entry
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- excavationAct of unearthing
backfill · plumbing · municipal · construction · installation · repair · maintenance · inspection · rehabilitation · upgrade
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
miasma · gas · methane · hydrogen sulfide · noxious · rotten · putrid · stink · malodorous · fetid
urbex
Recreational trespass into abandoned structures
- urban explorationRecreational infiltration of derelict structures
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
trespassing · flashlight · waders · mapping · photography · tour · access · grate · forbidden · adventure
- housing costsrent, mortgage interest, mortgage insurance, property insurance, home insurance
- underground spacesbasement, cellar, cave, cavern, tunnel
- sewage systemssewage, wastewater, sewage treatment, sewage pipes, raw sewage
- building systemsHVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, heating, cooling
- drainagedrain, drains, drainage ditch, drain pipe, floor drains
- wastewaterwastewater, sewage, sewage treatment, effluent, raw sewage
sewerspring
Recoiling metal spiral
fountain · clean water · mountain brook · aquifer · mineral spring
sewerwater main
Principal urban pipe
water supply · freshwater supply · aqueduct · water line · intake pipe
- sewer ratRodent inhabiting urban tunnels
- sewer pipesUnderground waste conduits
- sewer systemsUnderground waste conveyance networks
- sewer linePipe conveying municipal wastewater
- sewer grateSlotted street drainage cover
- sewer pipelinesUnderground channels for sewage