underground drainage

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundanddrainage

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underground
adjective
adverb
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/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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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 ofundergroundanddrainagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The area has a plannedundergrounddrainagesystem and street lighting.
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A completely concealedundergrounddrainagesystem helps quickly remove water.
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In this area are parts of theundergrounddrainagesystem, made to collect and evacuate storm rain water.
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Undergrounddrainagesystem is not yet introduced in the town.
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It is characterised byundergrounddrainagesystems with sinkholes, dolines, and caves.
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Beneath the surface, complexundergrounddrainagesystems (such as karst aquifers) and extensive caves and cavern systems may form.
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Undergrounddrainagesystem has not been introduced in the town.
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Often this network ofundergrounddrainagefeeds back to surface drainage along the edges of larger rivers, which are the effective base level.
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The pitch features anundergrounddrainagesystem that allows it to be almost perfectly flat.
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Once the ground had settled, the smaller ditches were replaced withundergrounddrainagetubes, which would be used for the normal drainage of the polder.
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Bioretention swales are drains planted with plants which will filter and channel rainwater into theundergrounddrainagesystem.
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If thisundergrounddrainagesystem does form, it will speed up the development of karst arrangements there.
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A modernundergrounddrainagesystem is present in the stadium.
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At that time, about 1 million hectares hadundergrounddrainage, and agricultural authorities planned to help install such works on another million hectares.
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The dissolution process produces a distinctive landform known as "karst", characterized by sinkholes, andundergrounddrainage.
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According to the government of the municipality, it counts with public lighting, drinkable water,undergrounddrainage, garbage recollection and cleaning of public areas.
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Coimbatore has no properundergrounddrainageor sewage system.
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That includes theundergrounddrainageof a much larger area, which means that karst springs often have a very large discharge.
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There areundergrounddrainagechannels for rainwater in several places.
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The painfully flat course was given contours to move rainwater toundergrounddrainageand features that were omitted in 1961 due to financial constraints were added.
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