underdrainage

American  

[uhn-der-dray-nij] / ˈʌn dərˌdreɪ nɪdʒ /

noun

1. drainage of agricultural lands and removal of excess water and of alkali by drains buried beneath the surface.

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Etymology

Origin of underdrainage

First recorded in 1800–10; under- + drainage

Example Sentences

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underdrainage

Almost without fail will he become an earnest advocate of underdrainage.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee

Counting the Cost.—Thorough underdrainage is costly, but it is less so than the farming of fields whose productiveness is seriously limited by an excess of water.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee

Some of it should go into the underdrainage to carry away harmful matter, another portion goes up to the surface carrying solutions needed by the plants.

From Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation by Mary Huston Gregory

The remedy would be to correct moisture conditions, either by underdrainage for winter excess or by irrigation for summer deficiency.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson

And yet, very probably, the first step absolutely necessary to accomplish this will be a thorough system of underdrainage.

From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe