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arroyo |
a steep ditch or gully, usu. dry, carved in a plain or desert by drainage of heavy rainfall. |
catch basin |
a receptacle at the entry to a sewer designed to trap any matter that might block drainage. |
catchment |
the collecting of water, esp. rainwater, in a reservoir or drainage area. [2 definitions] |
cesspool |
a pit or hole for receiving drainage and sewage. |
culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
ditch |
a long narrow trench that provides a waterway for drainage or irrigation or a receptacle for something to be buried in, such as sewer pipes or electric power lines. [1/7 definitions] |
divide |
a ridge of land that separates two drainage areas or watersheds. [1/8 definitions] |
drainage basin |
the natural drainage area of a river system. |
fistula |
a surgically created passage made for drainage. [1/2 definitions] |
gully |
a ravine or valley worn away by a watercourse or flooding and still serving as a drainage course for overflow. [1/3 definitions] |
lysimeter |
a device that measures the drainage of water through soils and thus determines the solubility of those substances that have been removed. |
sanitation |
the design and practice of methods for solving basic public health problems such as drainage, sewage treatment, and waste removal. |
sink |
a fixed basin connected to a water supply and a drainage pipe. [1/11 definitions] |
tile |
a short pipe of concrete or baked clay used for drainage. [1/6 definitions] |
waste pipe |
a pipe that carries away drainage, waste water, excess steam, or the like. |
watershed |
a ridge of high land that separates two such drainage areas. [1/3 definitions] |
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