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Apfelbaum recommends using one with a hose that dumps water into a sink or some other drainage point.
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Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
Post-wildfire landslides can exert great loads on objects in their paths, strip vegetation, block drainage ways, damage structures and endanger human life, according to the USGS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Tor Kenward, proprietor of the winery that bears his name, says that the vineyard’s soil and climate form the foundation for a great wine, crediting the excellent drainage of its gravelly loam soils and cool western Napa location for the quality of its fruit.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
The project will be the second roundabout of its scale in Lake County, and is expected to cost about $15 million, including drainage improvements and the installation of a bike path.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
Post-wildfire landslides can exert great loads on objects in their paths, strip vegetation, block drainage ways, damage structures and endanger human life, according to the USGS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Tor Kenward, proprietor of the winery that bears his name, says that the vineyard’s soil and climate form the foundation for a great wine, crediting the excellent drainage of its gravelly loam soils and cool western Napa location for the quality of its fruit.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
The project will be the second roundabout of its scale in Lake County, and is expected to cost about $15 million, including drainage improvements and the installation of a bike path.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Drainage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainage. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij 
1
a
: the act of draining
b
: something drained off
2
: a method of draining
also
: a system of drains
Medical Definition
drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij
1
: the act or process of drawing off fluids from a cavity or wound by means of suction or gravity
2
: a process of releasing internal conflicts or pent-up feelings (as hostility or guilt)
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