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Words related to drainage

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  • drainage basin

    the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Compare watershed (def 2).

  • interior drainage

    a drainage system whose waters do not continue to the ocean either on the surface or underground, but evaporate within the land area.

  • postural drainage

    a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.

  • sough

    to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound: the wind soughing in the meadow.

  • underdrainage

    drainage of agricultural lands and removal of excess water and of alkali by drains buried beneath the surface.

  • watershed

    Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide.
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