drainage
A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its…A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
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» Inadequate drainage can lead to flooding.
zumley · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
Entwässerung, Drainage
дрена́жdrenáž
(countable, uncountable)A system of drains.
(countable, uncountable)A downward wind.
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Examples
9 sentencesInadequate drainage can lead to flooding.
The spa offers lymphatic drainage massages.
Benedito's spa has a lymphatic drainage machine.
We installed a new culvert to improve drainage.
deWir haben eine neue Dole verlegt, um die Entwässerung zu verbessern. — Yorwba
The drainage systems are not able to handle the water pressure.
ruДренажные системы не справляются с напором воды. — odexed
deDie Entwässerungssysteme halten dem Wasserdruck nicht stand. — Yorwba
Translations
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Forms
plural: drainagesSynonyms
1 synonyms- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it:drain
Word family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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