"underdrain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: underdrains [plural]
Etymology: under- + drain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|drain}} under- + drain Head templates: {{en-noun}} underdrain (plural underdrains)
  1. An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
    Sense id: en-underdrain-en-noun-NT3dox0M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 47 53

Verb

Forms: underdrains [present, singular, third-person], underdraining [participle, present], underdrained [participle, past], underdrained [past]
Etymology: under- + drain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|drain}} under- + drain Head templates: {{en-verb}} underdrain (third-person singular simple present underdrains, present participle underdraining, simple past and past participle underdrained)
  1. (transitive) To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in. Tags: transitive Related terms: underdrainage
    Sense id: en-underdrain-en-verb-HjcHjNhD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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