Meaning & use
drainage
The process or system of removing excess water from an area of land or a structure.
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Poor drainage left puddles across the field for days after the storm.
The engineers redesigned the street's drainage to prevent future flooding downtown.
A note on using this word
Drainage is often paired with words like 'system,' 'ditch,' or 'basin' in technical and everyday usage alike.
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