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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She added incident had "brought existing concerns about blasting, groundwater, drainage, land stability and the wider impact of quarrying activity sharply back into focus".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
By measuring the chemistry of rivers draining the mines, they quantified the extent of acid mine drainage and how much of the water was neutralized through mineral reactions that produce carbon dioxide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
But the sinus’s drainage pathways go direct into the nose, making it prone to regular blockage and infection, a developmental byproduct rather than a purposeful adaptation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The landscape architects contracted by MetroLoft to design the courtyard recommended installing additional drainage there during construction, according to the lawsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Only when I came through the other side did I notice the drainage grate.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
"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
This subspecies is unknown from the Mississippi and Tennessee river drainages, which are inhabited by T. m. muticus.
From Description of a New Softshell Turtle From the Southeastern United States by Robert G. Webb
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