drainage

B2 Topic:Gardening & Horticulture

US /ˈdɹeɪnɪdʒ/ UK /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #20708

Meanings

1

noun
the process of removing excess liquid or allowing it to flow away

Good drainage prevents rainwater from collecting around the foundations.
2

noun
a system of drains, pipes, or channels that carries liquid away

The city replaced the damaged underground drainage after the flood.
3

noun
the natural flow of water from land, or the area served by that flow

Several mountain streams form the river's northern drainage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the process of removing... draining removal

2 noun · a system of drains, pipes,... drain systemsewerage

3 noun · the natural flow of water... runoffwatershed

Opposites

retention accumulation

Word family

Derived forms drainagewayoverdrainagesubdrainage

Related forms drainrunoffwatershed sewer

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Phrases (1)

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drainage system
connected drains or channels that carry away unwanted water

Noun + noun

Etymology

Formed from drain + -age. Drain continues Middle English dreinen, related to Old English dreahnian ("to drain, strain"). The suffix -age forms a noun for the process, result, or system, giving drainage its linked senses of liquid removal and the channels that perform it.

Topics

Gardening & Horticulture Actions & Processes

External links

# drainage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɹeɪnɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 20708

## Meanings
1. the process of removing excess liquid or allowing it to flow away
2. a system of drains, pipes, or channels that carries liquid away
3. the natural flow of water from land, or the area served by that flow

## Examples
- Good drainage prevents rainwater from collecting around the foundations.
- The city replaced the damaged underground drainage after the flood.
- Several mountain streams form the river's northern drainage.

## Synonyms
- draining
- runoff
- sewerage

## Antonyms
- retention
- accumulation

## Derived Forms
- drainageway
- overdrainage
- subdrainage

## Related Forms
- drain
- runoff
- watershed
- sewer

## Etymology
Formed from drain + -age. Drain continues Middle English dreinen, related to Old English dreahnian ("to drain, strain"). The suffix -age forms a noun for the process, result, or system, giving drainage its linked senses of liquid removal and the channels that perform it.

## Topics
- Gardening & Horticulture
- Actions & Processes

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