SUDS

SUDS
England, Wales
Surface water drainage methods that take account of quantity, quality and amenity issues by controlling surface water runoff as close to its origin as possible, before it is discharged to a watercourse or to ground. These systems are more sustainable than conventional drainage methods because they, among other things, reduce the impact of flooding and pollution, protect water quality and are sympathetic to the environmental setting and local community needs.
The Environment Agency website has further information () on SUDS.

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  • Suds — Suds, n. pl. [Akin to sodden, seethe. See {Seethe}.] Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth. [1913 Webster] {In the suds}, in turmoil or difficulty. [Colloq.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • suds|y — «SUHD zee», adjective, suds|i|er, suds|i|est. Especially U.S. 1. full of soapsuds. 2. full of foam: »sudsy beer. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • suds|er — «SUHD zuhr», noun. something that produces suds: »The washer has a built in sudser (Science News Letter) …   Useful english dictionary

  • suds — [sʌdz] n [plural] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch sudse wet ground ] the mass of bubbles formed on the top of water with soap in it >sudsy adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • suds — [ sʌdz ] noun plural lots of small BUBBLES on top of water that has soap in it ╾ sud|sy adjective: sudsy water …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • suds — 1540s, dregs, leavings, muck, especially in East Anglia, ooze left by flood (this may be the original sense), perhaps borrowed from M.Du. sudse marsh, bog, cognate with O.E. soden, pp. of seoþan (see SEETHE (Cf. seethe)). Meaning soapy water… …   Etymology dictionary

  • suds — *foam, froth, spume, lather, scum, yeast …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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