underground sewer

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandsewer

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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sewer
noun[C]
uk
/sʊər/us
/ˈsuː.ɚ/
a large pipe, usually underground, that is used for carrying waste water and human waste away from buildings to a place where they can be safely got ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandsewerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One of the public utility companies was operating a sewer line excavation site in the area where water blasters were used to remove concrete from oldundergroundsewerlines.
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The first is the regular radio edit, which shows a selection of dancers in anundergroundsewer.
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The first uses the regular radio edit, and shows a selection of dancers in anundergroundsewer.
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During the 19th century, it was buried and converted into anundergroundsewer, but traces of the creek can still be found today.
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It is necessary, however, to investigate the matter, taking into account the question of overhead as well as underground sewers.
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The subway is expected to be clear of all underground sewers, water and gas mains and electricity cables.
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That is very difficult, but any common-sense approach to this problem suggests that increased weight must be more detrimental to underground sewers and pipes than the existing weight.
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That new uniformity is the provision that because some underground sewers are not at present rated all sewers should be exempt, besides all the accessories thereto.
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Each of the large avenues had underground sewers which carried rain and refuse to the south of the city.
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They were then disposed of down the waste chutes into the underground sewers.
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This method allowed the straightest line possible to be built, without passing underneath buildings and free from interference with underground sewers.
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Starting in the 1880s, the stream was diverted into underground sewers under city streets and the original course was filled in with soil.
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