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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Continued investment in drainage, road upkeep, and other public services also reflects collective support for the city's everyday needs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The team focused on the Iberian Pyrite Belt in southwest Spain, a copper-mining region with 82 active or historic mines that generate more acid mine drainage than anywhere else in the world.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Critically though, they discovered that those with the most impaired drainage systems were significantly more likely to go on to develop dementia years later, according to Markus.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
A precisely engineered drainage system added to the similarity by channeling water from a cistern-like well at the summit down and along the sides, a stylized version of rainwater plashing down the Andes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
As these sudden drainages took place, the glacier surface began to fracture in unexpected ways.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
“Mud, rock and debris flows will have the potential to impact drainages, roads and residences in and directly below the burn area.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 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
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 Webb, Robert G.
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