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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The technique is a form of lymphatic drainage massage, adapted from a medical treatment and shared as a beauty trend.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on social media Sunday that several roads remained flooded and water levels in the city's canals were still high, but authorities were working to speed up drainage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Repeated ashfall blocks roads, overwhelms drainage systems and damages roofs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
This May, authorities captured 19 migrants, including three unaccompanied minors, in the San Diego storm water drainage system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Bushra would figure out some ingenious way to improve the drainage around the toilets.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
As these sudden drainages took place, the glacier surface began to fracture in unexpected ways.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
The service warned mud, rock and debris flow will impact drainages, roads and residences, and — while not immediately likely — life-threatening debris flow is possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
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
In Utah, populations of sirtalis occur in the drainages of the Bear, Weber and Sevier rivers and other smaller streams of the western half of the state.
From Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by Henry S. Fitch
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