Difference between Drain and Drainage

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: NOUN

Specifically— A passage, pipe, or open channel for the removal of water or other liquid; especially, a pipe or channel for removing the surplus water from soils. Drains may be open ditches or sunken pipes or conduits. Those for wet lands are so made as to permit the percolation into them of water from the adjacent soil, as by the use in a covered conduit of porous earthen pipes or tiles, or of a filling of small stones, of an open cut where there is a sufficient slope, etc. See sewer.
The trench in which the melted metal flows from a furnace to the molds
In surgery, a hollow sound or canula used to draw off purulent matter from a deep seated abscess.
That which drains, or by means of which draining is immediately effected.
The act of draining or drawing off, or of emptying by drawing off; gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.
Pl. The grain from the mash-tub: distinctively called brewers' drains.
In ship-building, a large pipe which runs through or above the double bottom of a war-ship and is connected with the principal pumps to remove water from the various compartments.
Something that causes a gradual loss.
The act or process of draining.
A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.
A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.
Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
A pipe through which liquid is carried away
Emptying accomplished by draining
A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion.
A gradual depletion of energy or resources
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal.
That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
The grain from the mashing tub.
See under Box, Counter.
An easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another.
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
An act of urination.
The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

A system of drains.
The removal of fluid or purulent material from a wound or body cavity.
In surgery, drainage of a cavity by a tube which opens at the surface at two opposite points, allowing irrigation and drainage of the cavity without disturbance of the dressings.
The act or process of draining; a gradual flowing off, as of a liquid.
The system of conduits, channels, or passages by means of which something is drained.
That which is drained off; that which is carried away by a system of drains; the water carried off by the systems of rivers and their minor affluents in any drainage-basin, or area of catchment, or in any part thereof. See basin, 8, and catchment.
The action or a method of draining.
A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain.
The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers.
The system of drains and their operation, by which superfluous water is removed from towns, railway beds, mines, and other works.
Area or district drained
The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc.
A tube introduced into a wound, etc., to draw off the discharges.
A natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.
Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
In surgery, the draining of the pus and other morbid products from an accidental or artificial wound.
Something that is drained off.
Emptying accomplished by draining

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: VERB

To lose liquid.
To cause liquid to flow out of.
To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
To deplete of energy or resources.
Make weak
Deplete of resources
Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
Flow off gradually

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping.
To discharge surface or excess water.
To become empty by the drawing off of liquid.
To flow gradually.
To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process.
To cause liquid to go out from; empty.
To draw off the surface water of.
To become gradually depleted; dwindle.
To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely. : deplete.
To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically.
To put (a ball or shot) into a hole or basket, as in golf or basketball.
To flow off or out.
To drink all the contents of.

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: TRANSITIVE VERB

To filter.
To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like.
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: OTHER WORD TYPES

To be gradually emptied, as of a liquid: as, the cask slowly drains.
To flow off gradually.
To free, clear, or deprive by degrees, as of a liquid; empty or exhaust gradually: as, to drain land of water (the most familiar use of the word); to drain a vessel of its contents; to drain a country of its resources.
To draw off gradually, as a liquid; remove or convey away by degrees, as through conduits, by filtration, or by any comparable process: as, to drain water from land, wine from the lees, or blood from the body; to drain away the specie of a country.
Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Empty of liquid
Drain the liquid from
(idiom) (down the drain) To or into the condition of being wasted or lost.

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: RELATED WORDS

Divert, Deplete, Sink, Siphon, Flushing, Flush, Waste pipe, Flow away, Flow off, Run out, Debilitate, Enfeeble, Sap, Drainpipe, Drainage

Basin, Piping, Water, Effluent, Rainwater, Seepage, Watercourse, Outfall, Sewers, Irrigation, Sewage, Drains, Sewerage, Sewer, Drain

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: DESCRIBE WORDS

Manhole, Water, Bleed, Gutter, Sewage, Divert, Deplete, Sink, Flushing, Flush, Waste pipe, Debilitate, Enfeeble, Sap, Drainage

Hydrological, Basin, Piping, Water, Effluent, Rainwater, Seepage, Watercourse, Outfall, Irrigation, Sewage, Drains, Sewerage, Sewer, Drain

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Drain: Make sure drain hose is not kinked or twisted.
Checked tub drain and drain line for debris.
Drain, then refresh in iced water and drain again.
If the drain pump is clear of obstructions, but is still noisy during the drain cycle, replace the drain pump.
Unclip the drain hose and remove the plug from the drain hose to drain the water remaining inside the wash tub.
Pool Drain and Drain Pump is a quick and easy way to drain and care for your above ground pool.
Drain Tube that was installed in the Drain Cartridge or replace the Drain Tube.
Attach the drain hose and run it to a floor drain, sump pump, or utility drain and clamp it into place.
NOTE: The drain connector will pushthe drain plug open inside the pool and water will start to drain immediately.
DRAIN CONNECTIONUsing recommended drain opening, connect bath drain to waste line.

Use drainage swales, sidewalks and driveways, culverts, storm sewers, or a combinatiothereof for internal site drainage.
The ground around magazines must slope away for drainage or other adequate drainage be provided.
The interests of Drainage Districts in lands involving existing drainage systems shall be reported.
Adjacent drainage basins are separated from one another by a drainage divide.
Monitor chest tube drainage for color, amount, and changes in drainage.
The Preliminary Drainage Planis a guide for later detailed drainage design.
Drainage Easements A drainage easement has its own set of restrictions.
Common words for drainage district include watershed and drainage basin.
Drainage moundscan provide analternative to drainage fieldsin certain circumstances.
Blackburn Creek drainage, and the Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage.

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: QUESTIONS

Where can I find the best channel drain or trench drain?
Where did the first Drain Man get his cane drain rods?
Will the drain cleaning machine work with any type of drain?
Why won't my drain snake go down the bathtub drain?
What is the proper drain slope for your drain pipe?
Can you drain grease from a tilt and drain griddle?
What causes a car battery to drain by parasitic drain?
Why choose drain unblockers Ltd for drain cleaning?
Does drain voltage affect drain current in nMOS devices?
Does Kenmore dishwasher 665 drain on final drain cycle?

Why choose drainage Gloucestershire for drainage repair?
What is antecedent drainage and Superimposed drainage?
How do you fix drainage problems with tile drainage systems?
What are the drainage guidelines for a subsurface drainage system?
Do hillslope processes affect drainage basin morphology and drainage density?
Is autogenic drainage more effective than postural drainage?
What is surface water drainage and highways drainage?
What are the regulations of drainage drainage system?
When to call drainage Swansea for a drainage emergency?
What is the postural drainage position for lung drainage?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRAIN AND DRAINAGE

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: NOUN

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: VERB

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: TRANSITIVE VERB

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: OTHER WORD TYPES

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: RELATED WORDS

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: DESCRIBE WORDS

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

DRAIN vs DRAINAGE: QUESTIONS