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Definition of Drainage

1. Noun. Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it.

Definition of Drainage

1. n. A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain.

Definition of Drainage

1. Noun. A natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area. ¹

2. Noun. A system of drains. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Drainage

1. the act of draining [n -S]

Medical Definition of Drainage

1. The systematic withdrawal of fluids and discharges from a wound, sore or cavity. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drainage

Literary usage of Drainage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1908)
"drainage 1878/9. drainage of valleys and improvements of navigation of ... Comments on drainage claims, and list of claims incurred under " act to promote ..."

2. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"LONGDON drainage BOARD. district comprising lands in several parishes, including the parishes of Longdon and Eldersfield. Previous to 1863, costs charges, ..."

3. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"In a wider sense, drainage includes removal of storm water from roofs, areas, courts, ... A special pipe system f.ir leader and yard drainage is required, ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"Renal disease, atrophic liver, ascites, and oedema, eight months duration : tapped nine times, suture, no drainage. Died in twenty-four hours from uraemia. ..."

5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"442) § 19, provides that, after a drainage district is established, the court shall appoint three persons as drainage commissioners, who shall first be ..."

6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"The value of a thorough knowledge of the possibilities of drainage in landscape work ... drainage under the headings of this article is installed with the ..."

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