Drainage synonyms

drā'nĭj

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drain water
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bilge
The bulge of a barrel or cask
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sewerage
Sewage.
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effluvium
A usually invisible emanation or exhalation, as of vapor or gas.
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effluent
Effluent is defined as liquid waste products that are discharged.
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waste-water
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irrigation (related)
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trash (related)
Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse or rubbish.
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drain
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
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sewer (related)
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soakaway (related)
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sewage disposal (related)
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aeration (related)
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septic-tank (related)
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seepage
The process by which a liquid leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping
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surface-water (related)
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water supply (related)
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watercourse (related)
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dewatering (related)
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ventilation (related)
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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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