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drainwork

drainwork noun: the drains of a building etc.

Noun

drainwork (countable and uncountable, plural drainworks)

  1. The drains of a building etc.
    • Such drainwork should be laid with a compressible layer above and immediately over the pipework[…]2003, Peter Glover, Building surveys

Forms of drainwork

pluraldrainworks

Origin of drainwork

From drain + work.

Questions about drainwork

What does drainwork mean?
Drainwork means the drains of a building etc.
What part of speech is drainwork?
Drainwork is a noun.
What is the plural of drainwork?
The plural of drainwork is drainworks.

Words near drainwork in the dictionary

  1. drainsful
  2. draintile
  3. draintiles
  4. draintrap
  5. draintraps
  6. drainwork
  7. drainworks
  8. Draisen
  9. Draisey
  10. draisienne
  11. draisiennes

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