UNDERDRAIN

Etymology

Noun

underdrain (plural underdrains)

An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.

Verb

underdrain (third-person singular simple present underdrains, present participle underdraining, simple past and past participle underdrained)

(transitive) To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*drain`, n.

Definition: An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.

Un`der*drain", v. t.

Definition: To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to underdrain land.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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