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French drain
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noun
a drainage trench filled to ground level with fragments of brick, rock, etc.
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Origin of French drain
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby French drain
French curve, French-cut, French dip, French door, French doors, French drain, French dressing, French Equatorial Africa, French fact, French flat, French foot
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