Drainage Synonyms

drānĭj
Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. seepage
  2. waste
  3. bilge
  4. sewerage
  5. waste-water
  6. drain water
  7. drain
  8. effluvium
  9. effluent

Words Related to Drainage

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Drainage Sentence Examples

  • The drainage of marshes and marshy lands has considerably extended.

  • The drainage of Manitoba is entirely northeastward to Hudson Bay.

  • Below the confluence the Kabul becomes a rapid stream with a great volume of water and gradually absorbs the whole drainage of the Hindu Kush.

  • These basins of internal drainage are calculated to amount to 22% of the land surface.

  • The suggested causes are (I) reduction of insects by drainage, (2) reduced population, (3) the use of quinine.

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