UNDERDRAIN


Meaning of UNDERDRAIN in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: under (III) + drain

: a concealed drain with openings through which the water enters when the water table reaches the level of the drain

an underdrain below a filter bed

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

: to drain by forming an underdrain

underdrain a meadow

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