drainage
Example Sentences
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People often collect water for cooking from roadside springs and drainage pipes jutting from the hillsides.
Uncollected garbage barricaded the drainage ditches that encased their neighborhood.
From Salon
A council spokesperson said initial investigations showed the drainage scheme was working "as intended".
From BBC
Her fingers moved across my face like a pianist working through complicated scales as she tackled lymphatic drainage and the loosening of my jaw — a pleasurable experience that wasn’t uncomfortable even once.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2007, MIT filed suit against Gehry’s firm and the general contractor Skanska USA, alleging persistent leaks, cracking masonry, poor drainage and sections where ice and snow slid off the building.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
