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1. (n.) drainage
the act or process of draining.
2. drainage
a system of drains.
3. drainage
something drained off.
Etymology: (1645–55)
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| Definition of 'Drainage' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) drain, drainage
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Drainage
a draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain
2. (noun) Drainage
the mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers
3. (noun) Drainage
the system of drains and their operation, by which superfluous water is removed from towns, railway beds, mines, and other works
4. (noun) Drainage
area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc
5. (noun) Drainage
the act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Drainage
The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
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Sense: the process, method or system of carrying away extra water
The town's drainage is very efficient.
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 Afrikaans: riolering |
 Arabic: تَصْريف المياه |
 Bulgarian: отовдняване |
 Brazilian: esgoto |
 Czech: kanalizace |
 German: die Entwässerung |
 Danish: afledning; dræning; afløb |
 Greek: αποχέτευση |
 Spanish: drenaje |
 Estonian: kuivendus(võrk), torustik |
 Farsi: شبکه فاضلاب |
 Finnish: viemärijärjestelmä |
 French: drainage, système d'égout |
 Hebrew: מַעֲרֶכֶת נִיקוּז |
 Hindi: पानी का निकास, मोरी |
 Croatian: drenaža, odovodni sistem |
 Hungarian: csatornázás |
 Indonesian: sistem saluran |
 Icelandic: holræsakerfi; frárennsli |
 Italian: prosciugamento, bonifica |
 Japanese: 排水 |
 Korean: 배수 장치 |
 Lithuanian: drenažas, kanalizacija |
 Latvian: kanalizācija |
 Malay: kumbahan |
 Dutch: riolering |
 Norwegian: avløp(ssystem), drenering |
 Polish: odwadnianie |
 Persian: شبکه فاضلاب |
 Pashto: د فاضلاب شبكه |
 Portuguese: esgotos |
 Romanian: drenaj, sistem de scurge |
 Russian: дренаж;осушение |
 Slovak: kanalizácia |
 Slovenian: izsuševanje |
 Serbian: isušivanje |
 Swedish: dränering, avlopp |
 Thai: การระบายน้ำ |
 Turkish: drenaj |
 Taiwanese: 排水，排水方法，排水系統 |
 Ukrainian: осушення; стік |
 Urdu: نکاسی کا نظام یا راستہ |
 Vietnamese: hệ thống cống rãnh |
 Chinese: 排水，排水系统 |
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