underdrain

[n. uhn-der-dreyn; v. uhn-der-dreyn]

un·der·drain

[n. uhn-der-dreyn; v. uhn-der-dreyn]
noun
1.
a drain placed beneath the surface of cultivated fields, streets, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to equip or supply with an underdrain or underdrains.

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Origin:
1795–1805; under- + drain
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underdrain
 
n
1.  a drain buried below agricultural land
 
vb
2.  to bury such drains below (agricultural land)
 
'underdrainage
 
n

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