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drain [drains] (conduit for liquids) noun [UK: dreɪn] [US: ˈdreɪn] | (Bokmål) avløpnoun (Nynorsk) avlaupnoun |
drain [drains] (conduit for rainwater) noun [UK: dreɪn] [US: ˈdreɪn] | (Bokmål) kumnoun |
drain [drained, draining, drains] (to lose liquid) verb [UK: dreɪn] [US: ˈdreɪn] | |
drainage [drainages] (removal of fluid) noun [UK: ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ] [US: ˈdreɪ.nədʒ] | (Bokmål) dreneringnoun |
drainage basin [drainage basins] (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) noun [UK: ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩] [US: ˈdreɪ.nədʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩] | (Bokmål) nedbørfeltnoun (Nynorsk) nedbørfeltnoun |
drainage pipe (conduit for removal of water) noun | (Bokmål) dreneringsrørnoun (Nynorsk) dreneringsrøyrnoun |
drainage system (pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin) noun | |
brain drain [brain drains] (emigration of educated people) noun [UK: breɪn dreɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈdreɪn] | (Bokmål) hjernefluktnoun |