Examples of drainage in a Sentence
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The closure, which began Monday, is related to the Poplar Street Project that includes water, sewer and drainage improvements among other work.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
Some of Adam's remains were found less than two weeks later in a drainage canal in Vero Beach, more than 100 miles from where he was kidnapped.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In provinces like Tehran, Kerman, and Isfahan, where a lot of industrial and agricultural activity takes place, scientists reckon land is subsiding at rates of more than 30cm a year, wrecking pipelines, drainage systems and other vital infrastructure.
—Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
If possible, water in the morning to give the strawberry leaves more time to dry off before nightfall, and make sure potted strawberries are grown in pots with drainage holes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
Some of Adam's remains were found less than two weeks later in a drainage canal in Vero Beach, more than 100 miles from where he was kidnapped.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In provinces like Tehran, Kerman, and Isfahan, where a lot of industrial and agricultural activity takes place, scientists reckon land is subsiding at rates of more than 30cm a year, wrecking pipelines, drainage systems and other vital infrastructure.
—Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
If possible, water in the morning to give the strawberry leaves more time to dry off before nightfall, and make sure potted strawberries are grown in pots with drainage holes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Drainage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainage. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij 
1
a
: the act of draining
b
: something drained off
2
: a method of draining
also
: a system of drains
Medical Definition
drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij
1
: the act or process of drawing off fluids from a cavity or wound by means of suction or gravity
2
: a process of releasing internal conflicts or pent-up feelings (as hostility or guilt)
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