Undrain

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

To restore that which has drained away..

Definitions by Sense

1. To restore that which has drained away.
2. A water collection system that drains water away from a location.

Example Sentences

The probable differences between gross and net drain also require an explanation of why some manpower "undrains" by returning home after a period of working in the United States.

On this score, monastics are will-positioned, in that one of the purposes of monastic work was to recreate the garden of paradise. The Cistercians, however, have not made a move to undrain the swamps.

Remove the repair reason, clear the problem from the database, and undrain the switch.

The experiments with fresh and septic sludge show that for filters of the same size material, fresh sludge passes through into the undrains while septic sludge merely gives up its water.

New undrains, gravel retaining screens and air wash systems were installed.

Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls.

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• undrains
• undraining
• undrained

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