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drainage

[drey-nij] / ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ /


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Repeated ashfall blocks roads, overwhelms drainage systems and damages roofs.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

The rainfall — also unusual for this time of year — did not help with drainage issues over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

By then, 10 days after the re-engineered cells were infused into his body, the buildup of extra fluids caused by Bronkhorst’s cancer had come to a halt, allowing doctors to remove a drainage tube.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Dr Banerjee said there was a visible drainage channel, which suggests some water was already escaping downstream, adding that the its volume was "not alarmingly large" and appeared to have stabilised.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

There’s the normal stuff you’d expect to see in a drainage ditch: old tires, rusty shopping carts, broken sofas that seem to have fallen from space—a brand new obstacle course.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

As these sudden drainages took place, the glacier surface began to fracture in unexpected ways.

From Science Daily Jan. 5, 2026

The service warned mud, rock and debris flow will impact drainages, roads and residences, and — while not immediately likely — life-threatening debris flow is possible.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2025

Ghuge, the manager at Ola's Thane workshop, said reported service issues included battery drainages, software glitches and damaged wires.

From Reuters Nov. 28, 2023

As cold and clear as chilled gin, the creek originates in drainages outside Yosemite National Park and tumbles down into the North Fork of the Merced River.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2023

About a quarter of the area is protected by irrigation from wells, the Agra Canal, and embankments or "bands," which catch and hold up the hill drainages.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Sir James McCrone Douie




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