English Online Dictionary. What means drainage? What does drainage mean?
English
Etymology
From drain + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/
Noun
drainage (countable and uncountable, plural drainages)
- A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
- A system of drains.
- A downward wind.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- areading, gardenia
French
Etymology
From English drainage. By surface analysis, drainer + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʁɛ.naʒ/ ~ /dʁe.naʒ/
Noun
drainage m (plural drainages)
- drainage
Descendants
- → German: Dränage
- → Swedish: dränage
Further reading
- “drainage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- daignera, grenadai