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drains

  • plural of drain.
  • present tense form of drain (3rd person singular).

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Drains were overwhelmed in Whitchurch, Cardiff earlier, where Merthyr Road was submerged after a torrential downpour.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Drains both the messengers, and their messages, of power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Sometimes he sees them atop grates that read, “No Dumping, Drains to Ocean.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Drains collected the fluid that was accumulating under her skin.

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2020

The Lateral Drains should next receive attention, and in their location and arrangement the following rules should be observed: 1st.

From Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)