Redrain

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To drain again. transitive

    "During the track renewals, advantage was taken to redrain the area and the old spent ballast was removed down to the underlying rock, new ballast and drains being provided throughout."

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"During the track renewals, advantage was taken to redrain the area and the old spent ballast was removed down to the underlying rock, new ballast and drains being provided throughout."

Etymology

From re- + drain.

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