What is another word for drainage?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈe͡ɪnɪd͡ʒ] (IPA)

Drainage refers to the way in which water flows and is removed from an area. There are several synonyms for the word drainage, including sewerage, plumbing, irrigation, and filtration. Sewerage is the process of removing waste water from buildings and cities. Plumbing is the system of pipes and fixtures that distribute water and remove waste products from a building. Irrigation refers to the process of supplying water to crops or plants. Filtration is a process that removes impurities from water. These synonyms for drainage are often used interchangeably, but they each have specific meanings and applications in different contexts.

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Usage examples for Drainage

We were told that the citizens were making earnest remonstrance as to the inefficient drainage of the city, which is believed to be the prime cause of a somewhat extraordinary percentage of mortality.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
In some regions, indeed, nearly all the drainage is subterranean.
"Geology"
James Geikie
This was one of Prime's favorites, and the network of drainage channels was the most effective on the planet.
"Fair and Warmer"
E. G. von Wald

Famous quotes with Drainage

  • I needed to explain that Louisiana's coast accepts the drainage from two-thirds of the United States and, while the necessary levees constructed upstream have prevented floods, they have also contributed to problems downstream.
    John Breaux
  • I have done almost every human activity inside a taxi which does not require main drainage.
    Alan Brien
  • I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.
    Sam Donaldson
  • This will result in wells that will make a substantial improvement in the recovery factor just because they are absolutely in the proper place within the reservoir for the purposes of drainage.
    Andrew Gould
  • In farm country, the plover has only two real enemies: the gully and the drainage ditch. Perhaps we shall one day find that these are our enemies, too.
    Aldo Leopold

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