drainage

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/ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

good, inadequate, lymphatic, poor, sufficient, systemic, underlying

The old basement had poor drainage, so water always pooled in the corners after heavy rain.

VERB + DRAINAGE

cause, improve, like, mine, offers, said, troubles

The new system offers excellent drainage even during the heaviest rainstorms.

DRAINAGE + NOUN

katabasis, machine, massages, systems, way

The hospital installed a new drainage system to prevent infections after surgery.

PREP.

with, with

The farmer improved his fields with drainage systems that prevented flooding.

Definitions

noun

A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

It should move NR away from previous examples of repairs that have treated the symptoms (fixing the landslip) but not fixed the underlying cause (poor drainage), with the result that a second slip followed.

A system of drains.

A downward wind.

In the forward part of the cyclone, drainage katabasis is checked; but its highest intensity is observed in the rear part of the cyclone.

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Synonyms

noun — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run ou

drain

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Wiktionary

In the forward part of the cyclone, drainage katabasis is checked; but its highest intensity is observed in the rear part of the cyclone.

Wiktionary

Inadequate drainage can lead to flooding.

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The drainage systems are not able to handle the water pressure.

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Ziemkiewicz grew up in Appalachia, outside Pittsburgh, where, he said, "acid mine drainage was just way of life. Streams tended to be orange."

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The drainage is blocked.

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