area drain meaning

• [Architecture]
  

  A receptable designed to collect surface or rainwater from an open area.

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  [Civil engineering]
  A receptacle designed to collect surface or rain water from an open area.

• The area drains south via Marsh Run to the Rappahannock River.
• The entire area drains via surface flow which discharges through a replica arroyo section.
• After joining other rivers to the Lerma, the area drains into the Pacific.
• "A huge amount of area drains into those lakes, " she says.
• At a minimum, holes must be drilled in the bottom to let the area drain properly.
• These areas drain into the North Santiam River, South Santiam River, or the Pudding River.
• The Runcorn area drains into the River Mersey to the north and the River Weaver to the south.
• The village area drains north to Black Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Genesee River.
• Word spreads like wild fire and soon people from the surrounding rural areas drain in to attend his public appearances.
• The �hringen area drains to the Kocher river, which runs between Ohrnberg and Sindringen, about upstream from Ohrnberg mountain.

• "area drain" meaning in Chinese: 地面排水沟
• "area drain" meaning in Japanese: 地域排水｛ちいき はいすい｝