drainage

Example Sentences

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There was also a requirement that sewage and surface water drainage be handled away from the site's cliff edge.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

At the point where drainage begins, they saw that liquid was not just flowing through static channels.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

These findings change the way scientists think about foam drainage.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Critics have called for the resignation of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, who had vowed to improve the capital's drainage and road infrastructure when he took office in 2022.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The first real work in Jackson Park began on February 11, when fifty Italian immigrants employed by McArthur Brothers, a Chicago company, began digging a drainage ditch.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson