drainage

noun/ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/

Frequency rank: #5,543 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the system or process by which water or liquid is drained away from an area.

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Example sentence

The heavy rain caused problems because the drainage system in the old city was not working properly.

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