sewage works
noun/ˈsuːɪdʒ wɜːks/
/ˈsuːɪdʒ wɜːrks/
(also sewage treatment works, sewage disposal works)
(all British English) (also sewage plant especially in North American English)
[countable + singular or plural verb]- a place where chemicals are used to clean sewage so that it can then be allowed to go into rivers, etc. or used to make manure
- The sewage works is/are nearby.
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