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Definitions for wastewaterˈweɪstˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

waste•wa•terˈweɪstˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər(n.)

  1. water that has been used in washing, flushing, etc.; sewage.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Civil Engineering

Origin of wastewater:

1400–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. effluent, wastewater, sewer water(noun)

    water mixed with waste matter

Wiktionary

  1. wastewater(Noun)

    Any water that has been used by some human domestic or industrial activity and, because of that, now contains waste products.

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