drainage

Example Sentences

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"They needed to fix the drainage and not just paint it blue to make it look bright."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The floors are plastic, punctuated with holes, presumably for drainage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Six days after Noah's disappearance, his body was found in an underground drainage system more than six hundred metres downstream from the culvert inlet which is located behind homes at Northwood Road.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

This year, attendees can sign up for free massages, red light therapy sessions, lymphatic drainage boots, and—thanks in part to a partnership with LEGO—partake in a series of analog “adult play” installations.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The glass structure was set in the center, and the lead sloped slightly downward all around toward a gutter inside the parapet, with square drainage holes in the stone for rainwater.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman