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1 main sewer
main sewer WVA Hauptentwässerungsleitung f, Haupt(abwasser)kanal m, Hauptsammelkanal m, Hauptsammler mEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > main sewer
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2 main sewer
< waste> ■ Hauptkanal m<waste.hydr> ■ Hauptsammler m ; Hauptkanal m ; Stammkanal m ; Stammsiel n norddt. -
3 main line
main line 1. VERK Hauptlinie f (Eisenbahn und Telefonfernleitung); 2. s. → main pipe; 3. s. → main sewerEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > main line
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4 sewer
noun* * ** * *sew·er1[ˈsʊəʳ, AM ˈsu:ɚ]n Abwasserkanal m, Kloake fopen \sewers oberirdische Abwasserkanäle, offene Kanalisation▶ to have a mind like a \sewer ein Gemüt wie ein Fleischerhund habensew·er2[ˈsəʊəʳ, AM ˈsoʊɚ]* * *I ['səʊə(r)]nNäher( in) m(f) II ['sjʊə(r)]n(= pipe) Abwasserleitung f or -rohr nt; (= main sewer) Abwasserkanal m; (fig = smelly place) Kloake fsewer gas — Faulschlammgas nt
sewer rat — Wanderratte f
he has a mind like a sewer (inf) — er hat eine schmutzige or dreckige (inf) Fantasie or Phantasie
* * *sewer1 [ˈsəʊə(r)] s1. Näher(in)2. Buchbinderei: Hefter(in)sewer2 [ˈsjʊə; US ˈsuːər] TECHA s1. Abwasserkanal m, Kloake f:sewer gas Faulschlammgas n;sewer pipe Abzugsrohr n;2. Gosse f, (Straßen)Rinne fB v/t kanalisierensewer3 [ˈsjʊə; US ˈsuːər] s HIST Truchsess m* * *noun
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