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catchdrain

catchdrain noun: a ditch or drain along the side of a hill or canal, to catch the surface water as it runs off.

catchdrain: a ditch or drain along the side of a hill or canal, to catch the surface water as it runs off
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Noun

catchdrain (plural catchdrains)

  1. A ditch or drain along the side of a hill or canal, to catch the surface water as it runs off.
    Synonyms:
    catchwater drain

Synonyms of catchdrain

  • catchwater drain

Forms of catchdrain

pluralcatchdrains

Origin of catchdrain

From catch + drain.

Questions about catchdrain

What does catchdrain mean?
Catchdrain means a ditch or drain along the side of a hill or canal, to catch the surface water as it runs off.
What part of speech is catchdrain?
Catchdrain is a noun.
What is the plural of catchdrain?
The plural of catchdrain is catchdrains.

Words near catchdrain in the dictionary

  1. catchbasins
  2. catchbreath
  3. catchbreaths
  4. catchcries
  5. catchcry
  6. catchdrain
  7. catchdrains
  8. catched
  9. catchedst
  10. catchee
  11. catcher

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