sewer line

collocation in English

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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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line
noun
uk
/laɪn/us
/laɪn/
a long, thin mark on the surface ...
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(Definition ofsewerandlinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This aerosol may have escaped through manholes that were used for ventilation along thesewerline.
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One of the public utility companies was operating asewerlineexcavation site in the area where water blasters were used to remove concrete from old underground sewer lines.
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On that same day, thesewerlinein the house had burst, and the basement was flooded with several inches of sewage contaminated water.
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The bridge is still covered in fill, although its largely intact condition was verified in 1979 when asewerlinewas buried in the fill.
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Sewer gas is vented through a vent pipe attached to thesewerline.
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In 1998, the city planned to build asewerlinemaintenance road along the floor of the canyon.
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Each basin is named for, and discharges flow into, the major interceptorsewerlinetraversing the area.
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About 60 million dollars in public funds have been used for site preparation, water andsewerlineinstallation, and road construction.
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In order to ensure reliable transport, the vacuumsewerlineis laid in a saw-tooth (length-) profile, which will be referred to more precisely afterwards.
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The transport of sewage will continue along thesewerlineas far as the pressure gradient remains.
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Construction work for staff quarters andsewerlineis under progress.
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It may be necessary to replace a section ofsewerlineif flow differences can not be corrected by removing identified connections.
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When the valve opens, between 20 and 40 l (depending on adjustment and valve) portions of effluent are sucked into thesewerline.
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The article concluded that disturbed soil under the slab was from thesewerlineand construction fill buried under the slab before it was poured.
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Members were eventually released in 1979 after two members (one of whom was concerned about her medical condition) finally agreed to approve thesewerline.
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He also paid for a road, water andsewerlineto the venue.
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During that summer, the new owners applied for a permit to cap the house'ssewerline, which is often a sign of preparing a building for demolition.
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As sewage arrive at a low point of thesewerline, sewage is collected there, - until valves upstream open and arriving air will increase the pressure gradient again.
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Renovations included improving the pedestrian walkway with new flooring and lighting, fixing the bridge'ssewerline, replacing steel members, and blast-cleaning and painting the bridge's structural steel.
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Decentralized failures in dry weather mainly occur from collectionsewerlineblockages, which can arise from a debris clog, line rupture or tree root intrusion into the line itself.
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