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drainage

[dray-nij] / ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ /


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The Nairobi County disaster management chief, Bramwell Simiyu tells the BBC that drainage systems have been "untouched for many years" and that removing the rubbish from them will save lives.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The discovery was made during fieldwork in the Rio Cajari drainage in southern Amapá, a state in northern Brazil.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

It consisted of two concrete pipes, each about 16 feet long and 3 feet in diameter, that descended in an elongated V shape to provide drainage under a road near the village of Petropavlivka.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Garfield's wound continued discharging "healthy pus" through a drainage tube, which the Bliss team interpreted as a sign of healing.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

As these sudden drainages took place, the glacier surface began to fracture in unexpected ways.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

Ghuge, the manager at Ola's Thane workshop, said reported service issues included battery drainages, software glitches and damaged wires.

From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2023

It cites environmental concerns associated with the construction, claiming Arizona has "cut down and removed scores of trees, clogged drainages, and degraded the habitat of species listed under the Endangered Species Act".

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022

“The powerful storm resulted in debris flows rushing down the natural drainages and creek beds in Forest Falls,” the Sheriff’s Department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

About a quarter of the area is protected by irrigation from wells, the Agra Canal, and embankments or "bands," which catch and hold up the hill drainages.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Sir James McCrone Douie


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