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counterdrain

counterdrain noun: a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.

Noun

counterdrain (plural counterdrains)

  1. A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
  2. An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.

Verb

counterdrain (third-person singular simple present counterdrains, present participle counterdraining, simple past and past participle counterdrained)

  1. To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.

Forms of counterdrain

Noun
pluralcounterdrains
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterdrains
present participlecounterdraining
past participlecounterdrained
pastcounterdrained

Origin of counterdrain

From counter- + drain.

Questions about counterdrain

What does counterdrain mean?
Counterdrain means a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
What part of speech is counterdrain?
Counterdrain can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterdrain?
The plural of counterdrain is counterdrains.

Words near counterdrain in the dictionary

  1. counterdogmas
  2. counterdogmatic
  3. counterdogmatism
  4. counterdoping
  5. counterdowry
  6. counterdrain
  7. counterdrained
  8. counterdraining
  9. counterdrains
  10. counterdraw
  11. counterdrawing

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