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counterdrains

counterdrains is the plural of counterdrain.

counterdrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterdrain.

Meaning of counterdrain

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.

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Questions about counterdrains

What is counterdrains the plural of?
Counterdrains is the plural of counterdrain.

Words near counterdrains in the dictionary

  1. counterdoping
  2. counterdowry
  3. counterdrain
  4. counterdrained
  5. counterdraining
  6. counterdrains
  7. counterdraw
  8. counterdrawing
  9. counterdrawn
  10. counterdraws
  11. counterdrew

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