Definitions for drainage
ˈdreɪ nɪdʒdrainage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. drain, drainagenoun

   emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. drainagenoun

   A natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.

2. drainagenoun

   A system of drains.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drainage

   Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic conditions that harm root growth), but many soils need artificial drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.

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1. drainage

   Drainage is the process of removing or directing water or other liquids from a particular area, typically for the purpose of preventing damage, flooding, or waterlogging. It can also refer to the system or structures (like pipes, ditches, or channels) used for this purpose. Drainage can also refer to the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from an area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Drainagenoun

   a draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain

2. Drainagenoun

   the mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers

3. Drainagenoun

   the system of drains and their operation, by which superfluous water is removed from towns, railway beds, mines, and other works

4. Drainagenoun

   area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc

5. Drainagenoun

   the act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Drainage

   Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from an area. Many agricultural soils need drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Drainage

   The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.

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1. • Emptying

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1. gardenia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drainage in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drainage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of drainage in a Sentence

1. Jesse Hernandez:

   BOY, 13, FOUND ALIVE AFTER FALLING INTO LOS ANGELES DRAINAGE DITCH' MAZE' The children ran to the adults, who called 911 as Jesse was fighting to stay alive in the fast-moving sewage. Rescuers used cameras propped on flotation devices to locate the boy. They finally spotted handprints on a sewage pipe that eventually led them to Jesse’s location. The first thing they heard was' Help !' said Adel Hagekhalil, assistant general manager of the sanitation department. Adel Hagekhalil caught onto the hose and was reeled back up.

2. Edouard Diatta:

   Even if the drainage system breaks, we will not have failed, the most important result of this project is not the newly built infrastructure but rather people's ability to come together as a group and achieve something.

3. Raj Gandhi:

   This was an inside-out kind of thing, something that was inside from the procedure was expressing itself as drainage.

4. Darla Davis:

   Nola had a thick drainage coming out of her nose, the vets swabbed the mucus, and cytology tests showed bacteria, so they began treating her with antibiotics.

5. Ventana Wildlife Society:

   This pair of condors is suspected of nesting in a remote portion of the Ventana Wilderness in the Arroyo Seco drainage, biologists have never entered the nest because of the area's inaccessibility.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drainage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drainage
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainage
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=drainage