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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It’s become a battle in which the weapons are sandbags, water pumps, sand berms and drainage canals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Gwynedd council was considering the application for 11 pods at Bluebell Woods, Caerhun, which would also include pathways, a parking area, soft landscaping and drainage.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Experts say years of deforestation and peatland drainage in Indonesia have made it more vulnerable to fires during dry periods.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
At once Will kicked it away, his shoe connecting with the hilt, luckily for him, and it spun across the lead and came to rest in the gutter just beside a drainage hole.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
“The wind has been relatively erratic, and as fire gets established in the drainages, fire intensity increases and starts to make pretty significant upslope runs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"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
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
As cold and clear as chilled gin, the creek originates in drainages outside Yosemite National Park and tumbles down into the North Fork of the Merced River.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
I am a little stupid about those drainages, and what is the landlord's part.
From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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