french drain
French drain
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [french dreyn]
- /frɛntʃ dreɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [french dreyn]
- /frɛntʃ dreɪn/
Definition of french drain words
- noun french drain a drainage trench filled to ground level with fragments of brick, rock, etc. 1
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Origin of french drain
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80
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Parts of speech for French drain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
french drain popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
french drain usage trend in Literature
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