"French drain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: French drains [plural]
Etymology: Named after American inventor Henry F. French Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|inventor||||}} inventor, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Henry F. French}} Henry F. French, {{named-after|en|Henry F. French|nationality=American|occupation=inventor|wplink=Henry F. French}} Named after American inventor Henry F. French Head templates: {{en-noun}} French drain (plural French drains)
  1. A shallow trench, sometimes lined with tile or containing a perforated pipe, backfilled with gravel and then covered over, used to collect and channel runoff water.
    Sense id: en-French_drain-en-noun-ETDq8lO7
  2. A gravel-filled corridor with a perforated pipe running through it that runs against the foundation footings of a building, used to collect ground water and drain it away from the building's interior. Synonyms (foundation drainage): weeping tile, foundation drain, rubble drain Translations (foundation drainage): drain français (French), drain de fondation (French)
    Sense id: en-French_drain-en-noun-w7U3hlMh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'foundation drainage': 18 82 Disambiguation of 'foundation drainage': 18 82

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