sullage
Definitions
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- noun The liquid discharges from kitchens, wash basins, toilets etc; sewage.
- noun silt or sediment deposited from flowing water.
- noun That which sullies or defiles.
- noun The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle.
Examples
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There were also plenty of wild and creative ideas, like, from Brookfield Properties, Diller Scofidio & Renfro's towers (pictured above) that are joined by a quarter-mile running track; mechanisms to reuse sullage for irrigation; patent-pending technology to create a better platform over the rail yards; a movie screen on which 20th Century Fox could premiere new films; and so on.
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Country of swill and sullage, sump of the continent.
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Wastewater is either sullage (greywater), which is wastewater from kitchens and bathrooms, or sewage (blackwater), which includes sullage and is settled wastewater containing parts of human excreta, and water-borne waste.
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Pressure can be taken off drainage fields by reducing the amount of water and solids flowing into the solids interceptor tank, e.g. by improved design of toilets which use less water or by preventing sullage from entering the tank.
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The septic tank receives all domestic wastewater (sewage and sullage), and is suitable for wastewater from schools, hospitals, etc.
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Table 2.1 lists some of the pathogenic organisms frequently found in faeces, urine and sullage (greywater).
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She is designed to provide forward repair and maintenance facilities to ships and submarines operating away from their home ports, so in addition to a variety of workshops she can also provide overside electrical supplies, fuel, water and sullage reception.
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Note
The word 'sullage' may come from a French word meaning 'to soil'.
