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sanitation

Definition

  • noun: the process of keeping places free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by removing waste, trash and garbage, by cleaning streets, etc.
  • noun: the act or process of making 'sanitary'
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: hygiene

Examples

  • Diseases can spread from poor 'sanitation'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) He's a janitor. Michael Gitchell. There's something wrong with this one, I'm telling you. Gary Davis. - Who's that? - Davis. He works in the sanitation department. - I'll look into it. - But I have his address right here. Is it a bad thing if I just drop by there and take a look myself? (..)
    2009 The Lovely Bones