Definitions for drainages

drainages drain·age

Spelling: [drey-nij]
IPA: /ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ/

Drainages is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 674 anagrams from letters in drainages (aadeginrs).

Definitions for drainages

noun

  1. the act or process of draining.
  2. a system of drains, artificial or natural.
  3. drainage basin.
  4. something that is drained off.
  5. Surgery. the drainage of fluids, as bile, urine, etc., from the body, or of pus and other diseased products from a wound.

Origin of drainages

First recorded in 1645-55; drain + -age

Examples for drainages

It would only be a few more months before his boss Muammar would be shot while attempting to escape through a drainage pipe.

Sixteen days later, his severed head was found in a drainage ditch miles from their home.

A similar statement may be made with reference to drainage mistakes.

In order to guard against this mistake, have faith in drainage.

But, as he turned, the drainage system that was robbing the field shut off.

A complete system of drainage is needed to render the work complete.

Sin City has no jobs, and the newly homeless are living in drainage pipes.

German planes landed in New Orleans to deliver food rations, as well as a team of drainage specialists.

Danger, from drainage of barns and barnyards, 137;from leachings from privies and cesspools, 138.

During a morning press conference, Dormer said he believed that Gilbert most likely fell into a drainage ditch and drowned.

Word Value for drainages
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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