Definition of Drainage. Meaning of Drainage. Synonyms of Drainage

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Definition of Drainage

Drainage
Drainage Drain"age, n. 1. A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain. 2. The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers. 3. (Engin.) The system of drains and their operation, by which superfluous water is removed from towns, railway beds, mines, and other works. 4. Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc. --Latham. 5. (Surg.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc. Drainage tube (Surg.), a tube introduced into a wound, etc., to draw off the discharges.

Meaning of Drainage from wikipedia

- Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess water. The internal drainage of most...
- A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water...
- Look up drainage system in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drainage system may refer to: Drainage system (geomorphology), patterns formed by streams,...
- geomorphology, drainage systems, also known as river systems, are the patterns formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin. They...
- Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a type of manual mani****tion of the skin, not to be confused with m****age, based on the hypothesis that it will encourage...
- Tile drainage is a form of agricultural drainage system that removes excess sub-surface water from fields to allow sufficient air space within the soil...
- livestock, reduce dust, dispose of sewage, and support mining operations. Drainage, which involves the removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given...
- A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins....
- Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD), or acid rock drainage (ARD) is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines and coal mines....
- despite the changes in underlying rock topography. A stream with a dendritic drainage pattern, for example, can be subject to slow tectonic uplift. However,...