Drainage

  • 21drainage — The conveying from land, by natural or artificial means, of water not absorbed by the soil. This word is not inept to express the concept of water which has escaped from a reservoir by percolation and is drawn off when it appears again on the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 22drainage — (drè na j ) s. m. Terme d agriculture. •   Art d assainir les terres trop humides au moyen de rigoles souterraines que l on garnit intérieurement de pierres ou de fascines, de briques ou de tuiles ; on remplace le plus souvent ces rigoles par des …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23drainage — noun Drainage is used before these nouns: ↑canal, ↑channel, ↑ditch, ↑hole, ↑pipe, ↑system …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 24Drainage — Drai|na|ge . Dränage [drɛ na:ʒə] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. drainage>: 1. svw. ↑Dränung. 2. Ableitung von Wundabsonderungen (z. B. Eiter) durch Drains (Med.) …

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  • 25drainage — noun (U) 1 a system of pipes or passages in the ground for carrying away water or waste liquids: drainage channels 2 the process by which water or waste liquid flows away though this system …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26drainage — drain•age [[t]ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) civ the act or process of draining 2) civ a system of drains 3) geo gel drainage basin 4) something drained off • Etymology: 1645–55 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27drainage — /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ / (say draynij) noun 1. the act or process of draining. 2. a system of drains, artificial or natural. 3. drainage basin. 4. that which is drained off. 5. Surgery the draining of body fluids (bile, urine, etc.) or of pus and other… …

  • 28drainage — drenažas statusas Aprobuotas sritis melioracija apibrėžtis 1) Žemės sausinimas požeminiais vamzdžiais; 2) Konstrukcija (elementas), skirta po hidrotechnikos statiniu ir šalia jo besisunkiančiam (geofiltracijos) vandeniui saugiai surinkti ir… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 29drainage — sausinimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Hidrotechninės melioracijos rūšis – gruntinio vandens pertekliaus, trukdančio ūkinei veiklai, šalinimas. atitikmenys: angl. drainage; draining; drying vok. Trocknen, n; Trocknung, f …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 30drainage — n. 1 the process or means of draining (the land has poor drainage). 2 a system of drains, artificial or natural. 3 what is drained off, esp. sewage …

    Useful english dictionary