Sewer vs. Ditch — What's the Difference?

An artificial, usually underground conduit for carrying off sewage or rainwater.

A ditch is a small to moderate divot created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation.

A medieval servant who supervised the serving of meals.

A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.

One that sews

To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.

A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.

A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes, etc.

To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.

One who sews.

To derail (a train).

A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.

To get rid of; discard

(transitive) To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.

To get away from (a person, especially a companion).

One who sews, or stitches.

To discontinue use of or association with

A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)

To skip (class or school).

A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.

To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.

Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests.

To dig a ditch.

A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.

Someone who sews;

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money;

(Ireland) A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.

Alternative form of deech

(transitive) To discard or abandon.

To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.

(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

(intransitive) To dig ditches.

(transitive) To dig ditches around.

(transitive) To throw into a ditch.

Alternative form of deech

A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.

Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.

To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.

To surround with a ditch.

To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.

To dig a ditch or ditches.

A long narrow excavation in the earth

Any small natural waterway

Forsake;

Throw away;

Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly;

Make an emergency landing on water

Crash or crash-land;

Cut a trench in, as for drainage;