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effluent in Catalan

effluent in Catalan is efluent — effluent means a stream of liquid flowing out from somewhere, such as a lake.

effluent in Catalan

efluent
noun
(uncountable) Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water.

What does "effluent" mean?

  1. noun A stream of liquid flowing out from somewhere, such as a lake.
    "The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams."
  2. noun Waste water or sewage released into a river, lake or the sea.
    "One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination."
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effluent in a sentence

  • The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.
  • One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
  • Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.

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What is "effluent" in Catalan?
"effluent" in Catalan is efluent. effluent means: A stream of liquid flowing out from somewhere, such as a lake.
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