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drainboard

drainboard noun: a slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away.

Noun

drainboard (plural drainboards)

  1. A slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away.

Synonyms of drainboard

Forms of drainboard

pluraldrainboards

Origin of drainboard

From drain + board.

Questions about drainboard

What does drainboard mean?
Drainboard means a slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away.
What part of speech is drainboard?
Drainboard is a noun.
What is the plural of drainboard?
The plural of drainboard is drainboards.

Words near drainboard in the dictionary

  1. drainages
  2. drainageway
  3. drainageways
  4. drainback
  5. drainbacks
  6. drainboard
  7. drainboards
  8. Drainbow
  9. Drainbows
  10. draincock
  11. draincocks

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