Drainage Definition

drānĭj
noun
The act, process, or method of draining.
Webster's New World
A system of drains; arrangement of pipes, etc. for carrying off waste matter.
Webster's New World
That which is drained off.
Webster's New World
The removal of fluid or purulent material from a wound or body cavity.
American Heritage Medicine
A region or area drained, as by a river.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Drainage

Noun

Singular:
drainage
Plural:
drainages

Drainage Sentence Examples

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Words Starting With

DDRDRA

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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drainage

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DR & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With GE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With D8 Letter Words Ending With E