Inadequate drainage can lead to flooding.
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Drainage
//ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "drainage" (66 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (33)
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3 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
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6 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَصْرِيف noun (removal of fluid)
Bulgarian
1 entries- дренаж noun (removal of fluid)
Catalan
1 entries- drenatge noun (removal of fluid)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 排水 noun (removal of fluid)
Czech
2 entries- drenáž noun (removal of fluid)
- odvodnění noun (removal of fluid)
Danish
2 entries- afvanding noun (removal of fluid)
- dræning noun (removal of fluid)
Dutch
2 entries- afwatering noun (removal of fluid)
- drainage noun (removal of fluid)
Finnish
1 entries- salaojaverkko noun (removal of fluid)
French
1 entries- drainage noun (removal of fluid)
Galician
1 entries- denaxe noun (removal of fluid)
German
2 entries- Drainage noun (removal of fluid)
- Entwässerung noun (removal of fluid)
Hebrew
1 entries- נִקּוּז noun (removal of fluid)
Hungarian
1 entries- lecsapolás noun (removal of fluid)
Indonesian
1 entries- drainase noun (removal of fluid)
Italian
1 entries- drenaggio noun (removal of fluid)
Maltese
1 entries- dranaġġ noun (removal of fluid)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- drenering noun (removal of fluid)
Portuguese
1 entries- drenagem noun (removal of fluid)
Romanian
2 entries- drenaj noun (removal of fluid)
- drenare noun (removal of fluid)
Russian
1 entries- дрена́ж noun (removal of fluid)
Spanish
2 entries- desagüe noun (removal of fluid)
- drenaje noun (removal of fluid)
Tagalog
1 entries- sakati noun (removal of fluid)
Turkish
1 entries- drenaj noun (removal of fluid)
Vietnamese
1 entries- hệ thống thoát nước noun (removal of fluid)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The drainage systems are not able to handle the water pressure.
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The UNDP program, which helped establish flood protection systems in the area starting in 2011, has installed small-scale drainage systems and mini-dams, and taught people in the remote region survival skills, such as simple first aid, because the arrival of skilled emergency help can be delayed by the rugged topography.
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Couffe notes about two-thirds of natural wetlands are vanishing because of factors including agriculture, drainage, and mining for fuel. That, she says, results in the release of massive amounts of carbon.
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