poor drainage

collocation in English

meaningsofpooranddrainage

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poor
adjective
uk
/pɔːr/us
/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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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 ofpooranddrainagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpoor drainage

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Excessive use of irrigation water andpoordrainageare the primary causes of salinity build up.
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This study highlights the importance ofpoordrainagewhich has two important consequences favouring uprooting.
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The general effect ofpoordrainageon mode of death was to increase uprooting but decrease snapping proportions.
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Intensive use of irrigation water in areas withpoordrainagecan cause a rise in water tables, due to the continual re-charge of ground water.
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These alkaline lakes are diverse, ranging in salinity from fresh to brine, and are often characterized bypoordrainage.
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Sixty-five per cent of the valleys hadpoordrainageas did 20% of the ridges, mainly due to the occurrence of springs.
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The soils in the forested areas are characterized by havingpoordrainageand brackish waters, and are covered by a thick layer of peat.
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In contrast, swamps occur in depressions or low-lying areas withpoordrainage, so that flooding is generally prolonged relative to floodplains.
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Poordrainage, for example, was used as a direct argument against the extension of water, because the increased input of water could not be efficiently drained.
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Land which is not at present used often suffers frompoordrainageand is therefore left derelict.
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In each area there are reports of overcrowding, no proper cleanliness,poordrainage, and few precautions to prevent the spread of disease.
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We also need to help the country change from its heavy use of agrochemicals, its diversion of rivers and itspoordrainagesystem.
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Tendring district council has just completed a neighbourhood assessment study of that area, where other problems include a lack of proper roads and street lighting, and verypoordrainage.
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Fortunately, it is a fact that the richest diversity of wildlife species is often found on marginal land, on sites of low fertility,poordrainageand with other natural constraints.
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They prefer medium to heavy soils and can withstandpoordrainage.
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The land was hilly; it had a poor water supply, poor soil andpoordrainage.
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Over-watering andpoordrainageare far greater hazards than drought.
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Poordrainageand water flows off the monument also caused significant erosion and deterioration to the platform, terrace and stairs.
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However, in areas withpoordrainage, street flooding did occur.
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Poordrainagehere gives these species opportunities they would not otherwise have at that point.
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