noun
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the process or a method of draining
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a system of watercourses or drains
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liquid, sewage, etc, that is drained away
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Experts say years of deforestation and peatland drainage in Indonesia have made it more vulnerable to fires during dry periods.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"The body's drainage system can clear out liquids injected into the knee within hours."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The FDA said two samples tested positive for cyclospora, one from a tank containing wastewater from the processing facility and another from a drainage ditch at a lettuce grower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
An estimated100 gallons of water are used each performance; it exits through a drainage system on the floor and is then recycled for the following show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
A doctor operated to save my life by inserting a drainage system beneath my scalp.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
"During these drainages, extensive triangular fracture fields with cracks in the ice formed from 2019 onwards, which are shaped differently from all lake drainages I have seen so far," Humbert said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
California’s San Joaquin and Sacramento drainages saw smaller, albeit notable, increases in average annual fire weather days of 14 and 13, respectively, since 1973, according to the Climate Central report.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
Ghuge, the manager at Ola's Thane workshop, said reported service issues included battery drainages, software glitches and damaged wires.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2023
It cites environmental concerns associated with the construction, claiming Arizona has "cut down and removed scores of trees, clogged drainages, and degraded the habitat of species listed under the Endangered Species Act".
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022
I am a little stupid about those drainages, and what is the landlord's part.
From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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