drainage : Idioms & Phrases


drainage area

  • noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
    catchment basin; watershed; catchment area; basin; river basin; drainage area.
    • flood control in the Missouri basin
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drainage basin

  • noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
    catchment basin; watershed; catchment area; basin; river basin; drainage area.
    • flood control in the Missouri basin
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drainage ditch

  • noun a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage
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drainage system

  • noun a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water
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Drainage tube

  • (Surg.), a tube introduced into a wound, etc., to draw off the discharges.
Webster 1913

water drainage

Wa"ter drain"age
Definitions
  1. The draining off of water.
Webster 1913