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underdrainage

underdrainage noun: drainage by means of an underdrain.

Noun

underdrainage (uncountable)

  1. Drainage by means of an underdrain.
  2. Insufficient drainage.

Origin of underdrainage

From under- + drainage.

Questions about underdrainage

What does underdrainage mean?
Underdrainage means drainage by means of an underdrain.
What part of speech is underdrainage?
Underdrainage is a noun.

Words near underdrainage in the dictionary

  1. underdraft
  2. underdrafts
  3. underdrag
  4. underdrags
  5. underdrain
  6. underdrainage
  7. underdrained
  8. underdrainer
  9. underdrainers
  10. underdraining
  11. underdrains

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