good drainage

collocation in English

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good
adjective
uk
/ɡʊd/us
/ɡʊd/
very satisfactory, enjoyable, pleasant, ...
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drainage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/us
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or ...
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(Definition ofgoodanddrainagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgood drainage

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Although the soils are inherently fertile, deep and withgooddrainage, they have been depleted of nutrients over the years.
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The ideal soil for cassava is a light, sandy loam soil of medium fertility and withgooddrainage.
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They are light sandy soils withgooddrainageand aeration, low cation exchange capacity, low organic carbon and total nitrogen concentrations.
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Cane has important water demands and requiresgooddrainagesystems as well.
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Three conditions are fundamental: there must be plentiful water supplies,gooddrainageand good communications, particularly by road.
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Gooddrainageand a clean atmosphere are equally necessary for public health.
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This settlement is healthy and isolated and has the advantages of elevation andgooddrainage.
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It was thatgooddrainageis the basis of good and successful husbandry in farming.
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I do not know what we can do to push farmers, but this year should teach them the importance ofgooddrainage.
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The effect of planting these willows is conducive to thegooddrainageof the land.
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We ought to help the tenant farmers bygooddrainageand water supplies and bring electric power to the remote villages and farms.
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It is sour, limeless, boulder clay, with not verygooddrainage, and an unfortunate predilection for growing rushes.
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The work is to develop a more effective and economic road edge that will reduce the total costs of construction and maintenance whilst retaininggooddrainage, safety and traffic characteristics.
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To-day, more than ever, good economics are wanted, as well asgooddrainage, and to achieve this greater flexibility and greater discrimination in any scheme are needed.
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With regard to drainage, where it has been neglected in the past more can be done now than where there has beengooddrainagein the past.
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It needsgooddrainageor it will rot.
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He understood the importance ofgooddrainage, knowing it was rain that caused most problems on the roads.
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Varying in elevation and topography, each soil offersgooddrainageand the nutrients needed to encourage vines producing rich, deeply flavored grapes.
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In cultivation, the species adapts to a range of soils in a sunny or partially shaded situation withgooddrainage.
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